In its first season, Hulu comedy Ramy garnered widespread acclaim, striking a chord with its portrait of a first-generation American Muslim, his family and his politically-divided New Jersey community. Released in May, Season 2 resonated all the more powerfully, its themes speaking to events playing out on the world…
Starzplay has acquired the second season of Ramy Yousseff’s Golden Globe-winning comedy Ramy for the UK, Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. The streaming arm of U.S. network Starz will premiere the Hulu original on August 6 in Europe, following Youssef on a…
One way or another, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards look certain to take place in September, and the quality of comedy contenders that will be in the running at the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted event is no laughing matter.
So, in these tense times in America, comedy and Emmy frontrunners is what we are almost all about on this…
Having already pocketed a Golden Globe for the first season of Ramy, the often laconically blistering Hulu series brought some powerhouse hardware on board for Season 2, literally and figuratively.
"We were writing in the writers room for about a month and then someone at Hulu called me and said, ‘Hey, Mahershala Ali…
America may have to wait a few days or even more to see the first NASA astronauts to take off from the US in almost a decade finally head to the skies, but there are some pretty big launches on the small screen this weekend.
Out of our quartet of contenders, only one will plant the flag to be the show you have to…
The first trailer for the second season of Hulu’s Ramy begins with its American Muslim lead finding a new mentor for his spiritual journey — one with a pair of Oscars.
Mahershala Ali guest stars as Sheikh Ali, who counsels Ramy (Ramy Youssef) — who clearly needs some counseling. “I feel like I have this hole that I’m…
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 Liberty and The Peanut Butter Falcon with 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…
