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Atlanta
When your everyday life is so absurd it feels like a dream sequence, Atlanta says: yeah, we see it too.
Who it's for
Atlanta follows Earn, a broke Princeton dropout managing his cousin Alfred's (Paper Boi's) rising rap career, and uses surreal, dreamlike turns to make everyday racism and precarity visible.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Atlanta is an FX comedy-drama created by and starring Donald Glover as Earn, a Princeton dropout who becomes the manager of his cousin Alfred, a rising rapper known as Paper Boi, in Atlanta's hip-hop scene. The series follows their struggles as Alfred's fame grows and Earn tries to improve his circumstances and support his daughter Lottie with Van, his on-and-off partner, alongside their friend Darius.
Where to find it
FX original series. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A murder-suicide and child abuse themes.
Age: Not verified (suggested 18+)
One ever feels his twoness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings;W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, Chapter 1
