Newly-cast “Blade” star Mahershala Ali will guest star on the second season of Hulu’s “Ramy,” it was announced Friday during the TCA tour.
The comedy will return for Season 2 in 2020.
Alongside Ramy Youssef as a fictional version of himself, the show also stars Amr Waked (Farouk Hassan), Hiam Abbas (Maysa Hassan), Dena Calmawy (Dena Hassan) as his fictional family and Mohammed Amer (Mo), Dave Merheje (Ahmed) and Steve Way (Steve) as his friends.
Also Read: Wesley Snipes Congratulates 'Talented' Mahershala Ali on Being Cast as 'Blade'
“Ramy” follows first-generation, Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan (Youssef) who is on a spiritual journey in his politically-divided New Jersey neighborhood.
According to Hulu, “Ramy” explores the challenges of what it’s like to be caught between a religious community who believes life is a moral test, and a millennial generation that might not believe in an afterlife.
Also Read: Mahershala Ali to...
The comedy will return for Season 2 in 2020.
Alongside Ramy Youssef as a fictional version of himself, the show also stars Amr Waked (Farouk Hassan), Hiam Abbas (Maysa Hassan), Dena Calmawy (Dena Hassan) as his fictional family and Mohammed Amer (Mo), Dave Merheje (Ahmed) and Steve Way (Steve) as his friends.
Also Read: Wesley Snipes Congratulates 'Talented' Mahershala Ali on Being Cast as 'Blade'
“Ramy” follows first-generation, Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan (Youssef) who is on a spiritual journey in his politically-divided New Jersey neighborhood.
According to Hulu, “Ramy” explores the challenges of what it’s like to be caught between a religious community who believes life is a moral test, and a millennial generation that might not believe in an afterlife.
Also Read: Mahershala Ali to...
- 7/26/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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