Atlanta

FX's new show Atlanta created by Donald Glover has been creating quite a buzz just after a few episodes. The show is about the life of Earnest "Earn" Marks (Donald Glover) who after dropping out of college offers to manage his cousin Alfred "Paper boi" Miles who is on his way to becoming one of Atlanta's hottest rappers. Earn shuffles between staying at his girlfriend's (who he has a daughter with) house and his parent's house while trying to shape up his life and that of his daughter's.

Brian Tyree (left), Keith Stanfield (middle) and Donald Glover (Right)

If you followed the NBC comedy Community where Glover played the role of a college student Troy Barnes, then you already know he's one of the only actors that can pull of such a role. On Atlanta, Glover is credited as the creator, writer, director and executive producer. The first three episodes of Atlanta has a bit of humor but also a lot of seriousness. One minute you're laughing and the next minute you're feeling bad.

Donald Glover (Left) & Brian Tyree Henry (right)

Just few minutes into the first episode and you already know  this is a show you're going to get sucked into. Most of the comedic scenes come from Alfred "Paper Boi"s right hand man Darius (Keith Stanfield) and the show delves into issues concerning family, what it's like to be black and the music industry.  

Keith Stanfield (left) & Brian Tyree Henry (right)

Donald Glover whose stage name is Childish Gambino has been on a low key for a while now and I kept searching the internet for an update on new music or new movie projects from him, I guess the wait was worth it because his show Atlanta is what television viewers have been waiting for. After the overwhelming success of the first four episodes, FX announced that it had renewed Atlanta for a second season.

 Here's a trailer of Atlanta.

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Atlanta

Created by  Donald Glover

Network   FX

Executive Producers   Donald Glover, Dianne McGuinie, Paul Simms

Genre  Comedy-Drama

Running Time 23-26 minutes

Starring   Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, Keith Stanfield. Zazie Beetz