Hulu said Friday that it has set series debut dates for two of its originals, the Elle Fanning-starring The Great from Oscar-nominated The Favourite scribe Tony McNamara, and its animated series Solar Opposites. The streaming service also unveiled the Season 2 premiere date for Ramy, created by and starring newly…
The surprises started early at the 77th Golden Globes when Ramy Youssef from his Hulu series Ramy was the upset winner of night’s first award, best television actor in a comedy/musical, but most of the shocks were saved for the show’s third hour, when Taron Egerton and Awkwafina won top acting awards in categories…
UPDATED with video of speech:Ramy Youssef took home the Golden Globe award Sunday night in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for his role in the Hulu series Ramy.
“We made a very specific show about an Arab Muslim family living in New Jersey and this means a lot to be…
EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Uncle Naseem in Hulu’s Ramy. Laith Nakli, who recurred as the character opposite Ramy Youssef in season 1, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming second season.
Ramy's Uncle Naseem (Nakli) is a loud, opinionated, misogynist who owns a successful diamond store in New…
Starz SVOD service Starzplay has picked up most European streaming rights to A24 and Hulu comedy series Ramyfrom Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group.
The deal covers the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg. It will launch in UK on Friday August 30 and roll out in…
The Ruderman Family Foundation has honored TV series Ramy and This Close, as well as films, Give Me Libertyand The Peanut Butter Falconwith its Seal of Authentic Representation for accurate depictions of people with disabilities. This is the second time the foundation has awarded its Seal and the first time it has…
Green Book and Moonlight star Mahershala Ali is set to join the second season of Hulu comedy Ramy as a guest star.
Ali, a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe winner who played Remy Danton in House of Cards, will appear in the second series of the Ramy Youssef-fronted show. The show was renewed by the digital…
"I really wanted to make something about a group that people don't know, that is self-reflective instead of something that is trying to project an idea of what you should think of us," reveled Ramy Youssef of the Hulu comedy that bears his name.
Onstage at the Paramount Theatre at Deadline's Contenders Emmy event…
Ramy Youssef discovered a gaping hole in comedy.Not only were Muslim people vastly underrepresented, but stories of first-generation Americans always seemed to involve a flat-out rejection of parents' religion or cultural values. Cue hilarious clashes and misunderstandings. Instead, Youssef's Hulu comedy Ramy…
"To be Muslim in America, there are a lot of emotions that go through it," Ramy Youssef says on this week's edition of Deadline’s video series Next Generation TV. "But also, peeling that back, just the immigrant experience here, there are a lot of emotions."
As promised last week, we are going into Garden State mode…
Lionsgate has picked up international rights to A24’s comedy seriesRamy, starring Ramy Youssef. Ramy, which hails from The Carmichael Show team of star/co-creator Jerrod Carmichael, co-creator Ari Katcher and studio A24, was recently renewed for a second season on Hulu.
Ramy is based on the real-life experiences and…
Hulu has ordered second seasons of its freshman comedies Pen15 and Ramy. The news comes two weeks after the streamer renewed its other rookie sitcom, Shrill.
Set for a 14-episode Season 2, Pen15 is described as “middle school as it actually happened.” The series from AwesomenessTV is co-written, created by and stars…
