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10. "Atlanta" (FX)
Donald Glover seeks to give a fresh spin on the Atlanta rap scene with this semiautobiographical comedy-drama series that highlights the many talents of the former "Community" star and "30 Rock" writer. Glover serves as executive producer and also stars as Earnest "Earn" Marks, an ambitious college dropout whose estranged cousin suddenly becomes a star. Glover is an accomplished stage performer -- as a recording artist he's known as Childish Gambino -- and on this FX series he writes and performs all his own raps, which means the show should sound as good as it looks. In recent interviews, Glover has said "Atlanta" will be "'Twin Peaks' for rappers." What that actually means, who knows? But the possibilities are certainly intriguing.
Donald Glover seeks to give a fresh spin on the Atlanta rap scene with this semiautobiographical comedy-drama series that highlights the many talents of the former "Community" star and "30 Rock" writer. Glover serves as executive producer and also stars as Earnest "Earn" Marks, an ambitious college dropout whose estranged cousin suddenly becomes a star. Glover is an accomplished stage performer -- as a recording artist he's known as Childish Gambino -- and on this FX series he writes and performs all his own raps, which means the show should sound as good as it looks. In recent interviews, Glover has said "Atlanta" will be "'Twin Peaks' for rappers." What that actually means, who knows? But the possibilities are certainly intriguing.
PeopleDonald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry
TitlesAtlanta, The Big Bang
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