'P-Valley': Nicco Annan on Uncle Clifford Going Through 'Hell' in Season 2 (Exclusive)

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has finally returned, and it’s wasted no time getting back into the drama only two episodes into season 2. For Uncle Clifford, that means finding a way to survive both the pandemic, which has temporarily shut down The Pynk, as well as heartbreak, as she finds herself struggling to get over Lil’ Murda (J.

Alphonse Nicholson). Simply put, the fan-favorite is going through “hell,” says Nicco Annan, explaining that she -- like a number of the other characters -- is feeling haunted by not only what happened at the end of last season, but also by what’s going on around her. “This season has a layer of horror and a haunting, whether that is from a physical haunting of death at their hands or the death that’s coming around from Rona, you know, from the COVID pandemic and police brutality.” Annan adds, “That a lot has been happening.

And I think Uncle Clifford is at the center and the heart of all these things. So, she kind of feels it all.”While talking to ET, the breakout star, whose performance as Clifford continues to enrapture viewers, opens up about what’s in store for his character, especially as the The Pynk is still finding its footing under the new stewardship of Autumn Night (Elarica Johnson), why Clifford’s so unwilling and unable to face her 40th birthday, and if there is any hope for reconciliation with Murda. “I think Uncle Clifford’s journey this season is something that is reflective and similar to a lot of our journeys of literally reimagining what life is in this space,” Annan says, referring to the fact that Clifford is trying to figure out how to provide, how to move about, how to stay safe and, most importantly during these unprecedented times, how to stay alive. “Then, you add on top of that the element of.