Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of bullshit as a Palestinian refugee constantly living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship. His family - including his resilient and spiritual mother, sister and older brother - flee to Houston, Texas. Laughing the pain away, Mo learns to adapt to his new world though getting ahead in life comes with several setbacks.

Mo Amer stars in Mo, premiering Aug 24 on Netflix.

Mo

Series Launch Date: August 24th

Creators / Executive Producers: Mohammed "Mo" Amer, Ramy Youssef

Cast: Mo Amer, Teresa Ruiz, Farah Bsieso, Omar Elba & Tobe Nwigwe

Series Director / Executive Producer: Solvan "Slick" Naim

Music by: Common, Karriem Riggins, Patrick Warren

Executive Producers: Ravi Nandan & Hallie Sekoff for A24, Harris Danow, and Luvh Rakhe.

Produced By: A24

Format: 8 x 30 min

Synopsis:

Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of bullshit as a Palestinian refugee constantly living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship. His family - including his resilient and spiritual mother, sister and older brother - flee to Houston, Texas. Laughing the pain away, Mo learns to adapt to his new world though getting ahead in life comes with several setbacks.

The heartfelt comedy is created and executive produced by comedians Mo Amer (The Vagabond, Black Adam) and Ramy Youssef (Ramy, Mr. Robot). The series is executive produced by Ravi Nandan and Hallie Sekoff for A24, Harris Danow (Little Fires Everywhere, Daisy Jones & The Six), Luvh Rakhe (Dave, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and series Director Solvan "Slick" Naim (It's Bruno!, Snowfall).

www.netflix.com/MoSeries