SEASON PREMIERE
Friday, May 29, Hulu
UPON WINNING a Golden Globe for best comedy actor, a surprised Ramy Youssef blurted in his January acceptance speech, “Look, I know you guys haven’t seen my show.” Hopefully, that will change for the boldly seriocomic second season of Ramy.
A rare series that takes religion seriously without being self-righteous, Ramy travels the rocky road toward Muslim enlightenment for the fictionalized Ramy Hassan (Youssef). Though well-meaning, the scruffy slacker tries too hard, and often fails, to please his mentor, a serene New Jersey sheikh played with wry authority by Mahershala Ali. Ramy’s family (mom, dad, sister, uncle) each contend with their own identity crises in this rich portrait of an underexplored culture.…
