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Season 1 – Atlanta

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Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene to better their lives and the lives of their families. Earn Marks is a young manager trying to get his cousin's career off the ground. Alfred Miles is a rapper who goes by the stage name "Paper Boi," a hot new artist trying to understand the line between real life and street life. Darius, Alfred's right-hand man and visionary, rounds out the entourage along with Van. Van is not only Earn's best friend but the mother of his daughter. Donald Glover and Brian Tyree Henry co-star as Earn and Alfred, respectively.
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Atlanta — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Ambitious and refreshing, Atlanta offers a unique vehicle for star and series creator Donald Glover's eccentric brand of humor -- as well as a number of timely, trenchant observations.

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Megan McCluskey TIME Magazine 05/24/2023
The surrealist dramedy guides viewers on a hypnotic journey. Go to Full Review
Lauren Carroll Harris Guardian 07/31/2019
It's even better than you've heard. Go to Full Review
Alastair McKay London Evening Standard 05/15/2018
Glover is not overly interested in explaining himself, which is probably as it should be... Nothing is lost in translation, because nothing is translated. Go to Full Review
Grethe Kemp Channel24 (South Africa) 01/08/2020
Atlanta's kick-back tone belies a throbbing political heart. You've got to watch this series. Go to Full Review
Li Lai Mediaversity Reviews 08/09/2019
B+
The creators, writers, and directors involved in Atlanta are all people of color, and damn, but it shows in the sheer complexity of their characters. Go to Full Review
Alan French AwardsCircuit.com 10/10/2018
4/4
Atlanta is a beautiful and essential show in 2016, one that blends genuine humor with the stark realities its characters face. Go to Full Review
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Heebie J @hebzzz Jan 14 Literally perfect. Expresses ideas and social commentary about real world events that real people really face everyday while still making me laugh every couple minutes at some awesome comedy. This and season 2 are so good, the chcracters feel so goddamn real and i wish i could comfort them through the screen. The shots and aesthetic feel so perfect. I could keep going. TEH SOUNDTRACK is so good too. Christ. Such good TV here See more john h Jun 1 Donald Glover creates the surreal and funny experiences of Africans in America. Episodes become relatable, strange, and disturbing in a loveable way that keeps us interested and hooked into Glover's world. See more Benjamin H Mar 26 Well acted, solidly written and infused with a good dosage of social commentary, Atlanta goes a bit overboard on some of its ideas (example 1x7) and some scenes are not handled in the most fluent way, but this is still a charming, compelling and often funny season that has a strong cast of characters. See more james o Mar 16 the tv series has being label as Twin Peaks with rappers. See more Joakim Mar 13 I binged it all, almost in one go. Perfect late night show. I also watched season 2, which I prefered due to Glover being able to spread his creative wings in a more episodic fashion. But for season 1, I thought it was a great introduction to the characters and really just setting up this whole vision. Similar to Donald Glovers other projects, it's very funny, but most importantly, balances the humour with very real emotions, issues and such. Not in a hammy way, but in a very natural way, so it's like a fly on the wall type of effect. I loved this. Thank you! See more Ted C 10/12/2024 it just cuts deeper and deeper the more absurd it gets See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 6, 2016 The Big Bang Paper Boi? Who the hell is that? I swear everybody want to be a rapper now-a-days smh. Song is bumpin tho. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 6, 2016 Streets on Lock See every rapper think he a thug, well you do the crime, you do the time. Dont drop the soap haha. Free my uncle Jay! Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 13, 2016 Go for Broke This man Earn broke as hell. How you gone go out on a date with no money? Umm mhmm these Atlanta dudes trifling. But Ok, Paper Boi might really be about that life tho. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 20, 2016 The Streisand Effect Boi is tripping about this blog stuff but it's just Twitter bruh. It's just entertainment. Somebody needs to get Earn some money. Skreetmoney Worldwide man. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 27, 2016 Nobody Beats the Biebs Ayyye, okay! We got celebs in the building balling for the kids. I love me some Justin Bieber. Man, Paper Boi stay hating tho haha. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 4, 2016 Value I love my bestie for real but I can't stand her neither. Van just jealous cause her girl out here jet settin and poppin. Ok girl get yours. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 11, 2016 B.A.N. Montague; Special guest Paper Boi and Dr. Deborah Holt. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 18, 2016 The Club Baller Alert! NFL players, not to mention Jeff Miles and the bottle boys at Primal tonight. Paper Boi gonna be in this thang too. Liiiiiiiittttttttt. I got pre sale bands. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 25, 2016 Juneteenth Why my Auntie trying to make me go to one of these bougie Junteenth parties again? I don't like them sadity people and I'm gonna miss my shows. Le sigh. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 1, 2016 The Jacket Yo last night was 10 crazy. I bout lost my mind, Quita lost her phone, and this fool Earn lost his jacket smh. Who cares tho (laugh-crying emoji). Details
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Season Info

Director
Hiro Murai, Janicza Bravo, Donald Glover
Creator
Donald Glover
Executive Producer
Dianne McGunigle, Donald Glover, Paul Simms
Screenwriter
Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Stefani Robinson
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 6, 2016