David W
Atlanta's first season kicks the series off with a strong start, delivering praiseworthy character development, humor, and social commentary via an approachably compact storyline. This season makes me look forward to exploring the series further. I would definitely watch it through again.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/22/24
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D S
Don't listen to all of the bad reviews. This was one of the best shows on TV for 4 years. The 3rd and 4th seasons got a little weird as clearly the direction changed, but it was still awesome. A couple episodes out of the 4 seasons were hit or miss but overall such a great series.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/14/24
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Lukas-Jeremie K
"Atlanta" is a very "special" series when you look at it soberly. The series somehow has everything you can imagine comedy, drama, thriller, sometimes even horror and yet it somehow works pretty well as a "package". The series has a basic story, but there are episodes here and there that don't really have anything to do with the actual story.
But I didn't really expect anything less from Donald Glover - the man is special and it only makes sense that the series he is responsible for is also special.
Personally, I see "Atlanta" as a way of portraying Donald Glover's personality. The series somehow goes in all possible directions and Donald Glover has also done everything from stand-up comedy to sitcoms to music, which is reflected here.
A major theme of this series is the racism against Afro-Americans in the USA, which is unfortunately still taking place. The protagonists are regularly confronted with situations where they are excluded because of their origin. The anthology episodes of the series also shed light on this topic and often leave a lot of room for interpretation.
But I think only those at least understand the series completely - I also had my problems somehow classifying the series as a complete work. The series isn't a comedy series, it's not a drama series and it's not a thriller series either, it's kind of all of them rolled into one - the series is often described as "Afro Surrealism", which I think is very appropriate (look up the word if you don't know what it means. It's quite complicated.).
Otherwise there is nothing wrong with the series from a purely technical point of view.
The four protagonists of the series played their roles very well and convincingly across the board.
And the series also produced a lot of good pictures in terms of cinematography.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
07/24/23
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Gareth v
One of the best comedies of recent years.
Funny, honest, weird and brilliant.
Donald Glover showing why he is one of the most outstanding talents in entertainment today.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
06/24/23
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Rodrigo V
Donald Glover es un completo genio.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
04/11/23
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Corey W
Atlanta is a stylish, smart, and hilarious vehicle to show that Donald Glover is one of the best of his generation. He doesn't do it alone of course, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz add their plentiful talent to the concoction as well. What results is a show about rap, race, and millennial struggle with atmosphere that must be experienced to really be understood. Atlanta likes to subtly (and occasionally very obviously) inject weirdness into an episode. Whether it's a man on a bus with cryptic advice and a Nutella sandwich or it's a rapper with his invisible car Atlanta always has the viewer asking "wait... what?" at least once an episode. It keeps you on your toes and begs you to evaluate the oddities for motifs and meaning. Donald Glover plays Earn, a recent ivy league graduate with the prospects of a high school dropout. Aimless and penniless Earn hears about his cousin's newfound success as an underground rapper and decides that he could try and manage his career, something with which Earn has zero experience. His cousin Alfred, played by Brian Tyree Henry, is an up-and-coming rapper who performs under the name "Paper Boi." Paper Boi is an unruly and quick to anger gangster rapper who's out to make money and build his personal brand. Alfred is often spotted with his right hand man, Darius, played by the outstanding LaKeith Stanfield. Constantly dazed and always surprising Darius is often spouting off about the inevitabilities of life with a surprising amount of insight for someone who is almost constantly tripping. Last, but certainly not least, is Zazie Beetz who plays Vanessa, mother to Earn's daughter Lottie. Vanessa is constantly worried about perceptions, especially when it comes to her relationship with Earn, although as the season goes on we see this obsession with expectations melt away. Vanessa is trying to do what polite society deems "expected," but with each attempt she comes away understanding a bit more about why that whole game is nonsense to begin with. Atlanta is heavy, witty and fresh. You won't find anything else like it on television and that's a guarantee.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/17/23
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