Danai Gurira to Play 'Black Panther's Okoye in Disney Plus Series

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Danai Gurira to Play 'Black Panther's Okoye in Disney Plus Series
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Danai Gurira is set to star in an origin spinoff series for Disney+.

TV series will also come from Coogler's Proximity Media banner and will take place in the kingdom of Wakanda. Although there haven't been any plot details revealed, fans have that centers on Wakanda's all-female fighting force. There's no information on who could be joining Gurira on the show but her involvement gives fans hope that they'll dive deeper into the military mindset and team dynamics among the impressive combatants in their own project.

"We had some amazing women in there, I loved the women we got to get together with for the Dora Milaje," Gurira in February 2019."These women are, some of them are stuntwomen, some of them are from dance… even circus performers. It was a very interesting group of women who came together, from all over the world, and who all brought in grace and ability and all of that."

"We need to see more women stories being told," she also noted."I think that's something that's being slowly more and more realized and proven without a shadow of a doubt."

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