‘Mo’ First Look Sees Palestinian Refugee Scramble to Escape Mexico as Season 2 Sets January Premiere Date
“Mo,” the Netflix comedy created by and starring Mo Amer, is returning for Season 2 on Jan. 30.
The series follows Mo Najjar (Amer), an undocumented Palestinian immigrant living in Houston and seeking asylum alongside his mother and brother. Per the official logline, “Season 2 finds Mo stranded across the border and desperate to get back to Houston before his family’s asylum hearing — but as a stateless refugee without a passport, he’s gonna need all the hustle and charm he can muster. Little does he know that the journey home is just the start of his troubles, and there’s a new guy in town ready to steal both his longtime love Maria and his falafel taco recipe.”
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First look photos from the season depict Mo spending time with his family — with one showing him dressed in mariachi attire after mistakenly winding up in Mexico in the Season 1 finale.
Besides Amer, the cast of “Mo” includes Teresa Ruiz, Tobe Nwigwe, Farah Bsieso, Omar Elba and Cherien Dabis. New cast members joining Season 2 include Simon Rex as Guy and Johanna Braddy as Austin, as exclusively reported by Variety.
Amer co-created “Mo” with Ramy Youssef. Both serve as executive producers alongside director Solvan “Slick” Naim, Harris Danow, Luvh Rakhe and A24’s Ravi Nandan & Hallie Sekoff for A24. A24 is the studio.
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