Gradually becoming the hub for a variety of entertainment, "Atlanta" is not only prospering as a city also as a television series.
Debuted in 2016, the newly renewed FX production, "Atlanta," has crossed barriers beyond the shows typically aired. In fact, the series attained enough popularity among fans and critics to receive two Emmy’s and two Golden Globes for its critically acclaimed storyline.
The show incorporates the likes of director and main character Earn, played by Donald Glover, who manages to adapt to his struggles as an Ivy League drop out and up-and-coming music manager for his rapper-cousin Alfred (or Paper Boi, played by Brian Tyree Henry) and in his interactions with Paper Boi's sidekick Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) and Earn's ex-girlfriend Van (Zazie Beetz).
The premise of the show navigates through the lives of these four individuals who abruptly realize they are going nowhere and quickly try to find out what to do with their lives. Meanwhile, Glover’s character is also in the middle of tackling his own ambitions and identity as a black man in America trying to make it in a capitalist society.
"Atlanta" displays the imbalances of living below the poverty line and striving to get rich at any means possible. However, the lives of the cast members themselves are quite contrary to their roles as underdogs in the show. Triple threat—comedic, artist, and actor Donald Glover is in no way unfamiliar with the spotlight. Cast as Troy on 2009 sitcom, "Community," and most recently as Simba on the summer 2019 film, “The Lion King," Glover is surely not outgrowing his talents. However, Glover has most notably gained a following as the well-known rapper Childish Gambino.
Maintaining two personas, Glover also managed to keep the authenticity of his productions key. That being said, he hired an all-black writing team to foresee his vision during the production of Atlanta. In a recent interview with Wired, Glover said, “It wasn’t a conscious decision, really, I knew I wanted people with similar experiences who understood the language and the mind-set of the characters and their environment.”
Needless to say the “black comedy about black life” show contains actual substance within its comedy. It defies its genre by producing authentic and relevant issues dividing the black community, bringing a sense of reality as it thoroughly addresses topics that tend to go overlooked, “like mass incarceration, poverty, drug use and fatherhood in the black community,” according to Glover in the Wired interview.
Living up to its expectations, the highly anticipated FX show released its season two premiere, “Atlanta Robbin’ Season," on March 1 and the first season is available for streaming through the FX website, app and Hulu.
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