Bad Hair is a 2020 American satirical black horror comedy film written, directed, and produced by Justin Simien.

The film stars Elle Lorraine, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Kelly Rowland, Laverne Cox, Chanté Adams, James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond IV, Blair Underwood, and Vanessa Williams.

Aspiring to move up in the industry, she is devastated when her mentor, Edna, the current head of programming, is ousted by the station's owner, Grant Madison, and replaced with former supermodel Zora.

Anna suggests her idea to expand the station's reach by diversifying the Culture VJs' style and showcasing a live music video countdown show.

Impressed, Zora takes her on as her assistant but demands that Anna changes from her natural Afro-textured hair to a weave to fit the station's new image.

She is confronted by Edna, who is disappointed by Anna selling out Culture's image and criticizes her weave as indicative of her lack of integrity.

Anna recalls an African American slave lore tale called "The Moss Haired Girl" from a book given to her by her uncle, a Black studies professor.

[3][4] Shortly after, Hulu acquired distribution rights to the film for over $8 million, beating out studios including Lionsgate and Netflix.

The website's critics consensus reads: "Bad Hair's unwieldy ambitions are easy to respect – even if the film's tonal jumble and uneven execution are impossible to ignore.

"[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".