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Atlanta
GenreComedy-drama[1]
Surreal comedy[2][3]
Created byDonald Glover
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes19 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationAtlanta, Georgia
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time23–35 minutes
Production companiesRBA
343 Incorporated
MGMT. Entertainment
FXP
Original release
NetworkFX
ReleaseSeptember 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) –
present

Atlanta is an American comedy-drama television series created by and starring Donald Glover, who also serves as a writer and director. Also starring are Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz. The series executive producers are Donald Glover, Dianne McGunigle and Paul Simms. Atlanta is about two cousins navigating their way in the Atlanta rap scene in an effort to improve their lives and the lives of their families. FX ordered the pilot to a 10-episode season in October 2015.[4] Two weeks after the series premiered on September 6, 2016,[5] FX renewed the series for a second season.[6] The second season, titled Atlanta: Robbin' Season, premiered on March 1, 2018.[7]

The show has received critical acclaim and various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Glover, and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, making Glover the first African-American to win an Emmy for the category of Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.[8][9]

Plot

The series follows Earn (Donald Glover) during his daily life in Atlanta, Georgia, as he tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend, who is the mother of his daughter, as well as his parents and his cousin Alfred, who raps under the stage name "Paper Boi". Having dropped out of Princeton University, Earn has no money and no home, and consequently alternates between staying with his parents and his girlfriend. Once he realizes that his cousin is on the verge of stardom, he desperately seeks to reconnect in order to improve his life and the life of his daughter, Lottie.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Donald Glover as Earnest "Earn" Marks, a young Princeton dropout turned manager trying to get his cousin Paper Boi's rap career off the ground. Earn is cynical and highly intelligent, yet often makes reckless decisions. He struggles with intermittent homelessness since the pilot episode. It has been strongly implied since season one's episode "The Streisand Effect" (where Earn expressed to Darius how desperate his situation is) that Earn's financial status has possibly caused him to become depressed.
  • Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles, an up-and-coming rapper trying to understand the line between real life and street life. He is Earn's cousin.
  • Lakeith Stanfield as Darius, Alfred’s right-hand man and visionary. He is a first-generation Nigerian-American. He is a gun enthusiast.
  • Zazie Beetz as Vanessa "Van" Keefer, Earn's on-again-off-again girlfriend and the mother of their daughter Lottie. Van is a former grade school science teacher. She's a feminist, as illustrated in the episode "Go for Broke". Van is biracial Afro-German who speaks fluent German, as is Beetz. Van grew up in Helen, Georgia.

Recurring

  • Khris Davis as Tracy, Alfred's recently paroled friend who is currently staying on their couch. Introduced in Robbin' Season.
  • RJ Walker as Clark County, an egotistical, commercialized rapper that Alfred befriends. Introduced in Robbin' Season.
  • Katt Williams as Willie, Alfred's father and Earn's uncle. He owns an alligator named Coach, which is the reason for his nickname, "Alligator Man." Introduced in Robbin' Season.
  • Matthew Barnes as Lucas, Clark's well-connected manager. Introduced in Robbin' Season.
  • Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Raleigh Marks, Earn's father and Alfred's uncle.
  • Myra Lucretia Taylor as Mrs. Marks, Earn's mother and Alfred's aunt.
  • Harold House Moore as Swiff, a co-worker of Earn's.
  • Griffin Freeman as Dave, an acquaintance of Earn's who works at a prominent radio station and the significant other of Van's childhood friend Christina.
  • Brandon Hirsch as Devyonne Johnson, a famous actor who resides in the Atlanta area.
  • Emmett Hunter as Ahmad White, a mysterious being who appears to Earn and airs strange advertisements on television.
  • Cranston Johnson as Deshawn, Alfred's friend and confidante.
  • Kevin Waterman as Florida Man, a sinister entity, referred to by Darius as an “Alt-right Johnny Appleseed,” who commits a variety of strange crimes in Florida as part of a plot to keep black voters out.

Guest stars

  • Lucius Baston as Chris, a shady club promoter who tries to swindle Earn and Alfred.
  • Alano Miller as Franklin Montague, a pretentious talk show host who dislikes Alfred.
  • Robert Powell as Bibby, Alfred's flakey barber. Introduced in Robbin' Season.
  • Freddie Kuguru as Zan, a chauvinistic internet personality who antagonizes Alfred.
  • Austin Crute as Justin Bieber, an obnoxious and extremely popular teen pop star.
  • Offset, Quavo, and Takeoff as the Migos, Alfred's drug suppliers.
  • Derrick J. Haywood as Benny Hope, a reclusive pianist who Darius attempts to buy a piano from. His brother, Teddy Perkins, was the main antagonist of his titular episode and was played by Donald Glover himself in whiteface.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
211March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The Big Bang"Hiro MuraiDonald GloverSeptember 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)XAA010011.08[11]

The series opens with a confrontation between local rapper Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles and a man who breaks off the side view mirror of Alfred's parked car. Alfred's cousin Earn tries to mediate the situation while stoned sidekick Darius has a sensation of déjà vu. Working a deadend job and trying to co-parent with Vanessa "Van", Earn approaches Alfred about managing the rapper since he has connections. Though Alfred sees Earn as a leech (Earn hadn't spoken to him since the funeral of his mother), Earn finds a way to get his song played on the radio. But just as they listen to the song on Alfred's car radio, a man walking by suddenly snaps off the side view mirror, resulting in the incident at the opening (hence the déjà vu) which ultimately culminates with a gunshot.

Opening song: "No Hook" by OJ Da Juiceman[10]

Closing song: "Paper Boi" by Paper Boi
22"Streets on Lock"Hiro MuraiStephen GloverSeptember 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)XAA010020.955[11]

Issues like police brutality, homophobia, transphobia, and mental illness are addressed as Earn awaits bail after the boys get arrested for their shooting incident; Alfred experiences his first taste of fame immediately after being released from jail.

Opening song: "Law" by Yo Gotti[10]

Closing song: "Grandma's Hands" by Bill Withers
33"Go for Broke"Hiro MuraiStephen GloverSeptember 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)XAA010031.07[12]

Earn goes on a date with Van even though he's broke; Alfred proves he might have what it takes to hustle as he and Darius engage in a drug deal with the Migos (playing fictional versions of themselves).

Opening song: "Skrt" by Kodak Black[10]

Closing song: "Spray the Champagne" by Migos
44"The Streisand Effect"Hiro MuraiDonald GloverSeptember 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)XAA010040.920[13]

Alfred deals with a social media troll, internet criticism, and exploitation; While Earn tries to trade his phone for quick cash, Darius sets up an investment for the future.

Opening song: "Philosophers Throne" by Xavier Wulf[10]

Closing song: "Home Again" by Michael Kiwanuka
55"Nobody Beats the Biebs"Hiro MuraiStephen GloverSeptember 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)XAA010050.860[14]

Justin Bieber, who is depicted as an African-American, makes an appearance in Atlanta at a celebrity basketball game, rubbing Alfred the wrong way. Meanwhile, Earn sneaks his way into a high-profile agents meeting after being mistaken for someone else, and Darius gets involved in an incident at a shooting range where he is criticized for a questionable choice for target paper.

Opening song: "Am I Black Enough For You?" by Billy Paul[10]

Closing song: "Forget About It" by Donald Glover
66"Value"Donald GloverDonald Glover & Stefani RobinsonOctober 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)XAA010060.827[15]

Van meets her WAG friend Jayde for dinner and they clash over their respective lifestyles. Later, they smoke weed and reconcile, but Van forgets she is scheduled for a drug test the next day. She tries to use her daughter's urine, but spills it and finally admits to her boss that she's smoked, who understands but has to fire her anyway.

Opening song: "It's Forever" by The Ebonys

Closing song: "Hit it and Quit It" by Funkadelic
77"B.A.N."Donald GloverDonald GloverOctober 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)XAA010070.770[16]
A satirical episode, Alfred features as a guest on a talk show called Montague, being part of a discussion on the media's indictment of black culture and its intersection with the transgender community. Commercial parodies play throughout the episode during the breaks of the talk show.
88"The Club"Hiro MuraiJamal OloriOctober 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)XAA010080.948[17]

An NBA star named Marcus Miles is in the same club as Alfred, hogging the drinks, women, and limelight, which aggravates Alfred. Additionally, their promoter is avoiding paying Earn, who attempts to chase him down throughout the night. Eventually, Alfred strong-arms him and takes his money. Later, another shooting happens (outside of the club), which the police link to Alfred on the news due to his "armed robbery".

Opening song: "Real Sisters" by Future

Closing song: "I Can Dig It, Baby" by Little Beaver
99"Juneteenth"Janicza BravoStefani RobinsonOctober 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)XAA010090.651[18]

Earn wakes up in another woman's bed and Van comes by to pick him up for a Juneteenth-themed party which she believes will help her establish good networking. The luxury home's owner is a rich white man (who has an anthropological knowledge of African-American culture) and his bourgeois black wife. To impress the party's attendees, Vanessa and Earnest have to pretend they are a married couple who love fine art. Earn ends up going off on the homeowners when the wife insults Paper Boi and his hip hop management career after he is outed by the event's valets. On the drive back home, Earn and Van have sex in their car.

Opening song: "Change of the Guard" by Kamasi Washington

Closing song: "Chain Gang" by Sam Cooke
1010"The Jacket"Hiro MuraiStephen GloverNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)XAA010100.786[19]

Earn loses his bomber jacket, which has important items to him, after a night of partying. The Uber driver, who is a drug and weapons dealer, has it but ends up getting shot and killed by police while wearing it. Later, Alfred gives Earn a generous 5% pay which he gives to Van. Earn's coworker Justin comes by and returns the important item he desperately needed: a key which unlocks the storage facility space he is living in.

Opening song: "Broccoli" by DRAM

Closing song: "Elevators (Me & You)" by Outkast

Season 2: Robbin' Season (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Alligator Man"Hiro MuraiDonald GloverMarch 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)XAA020010.851[20]

The episode opens with a robbery of a Mrs. Winner's committed by two teenagers. Later, sometime before Christmas, Earn is "evicted" from his storage facility space. He then visits Alfred (who is under house arrest) and Darius (who is mutually at odds with Alfred). After Earn reviews the terms of his probation, Earn and Darius then visit Earn's uncle Willie to defuse a domestic disturbance. Willie is antagonistic even when the police arrive but eventually simmers down and flees the house after talking to Earn about not repeating his history of professional and personal mistakes, but not before giving Earn a gold-plated handgun. Earn and Darius then return to Alfred’s house, but Earn chooses not to ask to stay with them after Tracy, one of Alfred’s friends and an ex-con, beats him to it, making him officially homeless.

This episode references the Florida Man meme, which is mentioned throughout the episode by Darius and Willie.

Opening song: "Did It Again" by Jay Critch & Rich The Kid

Closing song: "When Seasons Change" by Curtis Mayfield
122"Sportin' Waves"Hiro MuraiStephen GloverMarch 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)XAA020020.714[21]

After Alfred gets robbed by his long-time drug dealer and he and Earn return from a failed meeting at a start-up—which involved meeting fellow rapper Clark County and his manager Lucas—Darius gifts Earn his half from the dog breeding operation (from season 1's "The Streisand Effect") which Tracy flips into an $8000 gift card. While Alfred and Darius look into getting a new dealer, Earn and Tracy head to the mall for a shopping spree; however, Tracy ends up abandoning Earn to head to a job interview after shoplifting several pairs of shoes and the card is shut down once the mall begins to catch on to their fraud. At his job interview, Tracy is told there are no positions available and he furiously accuses the firm of racism.

Opening song: "All There" by Jeezy

Closing song: "Paper Boi (Acoustic Cover)" by Amber (Bryce Hitchcock)
133"Money Bag Shawty"Hiro MuraiStephen GloverMarch 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)XAA020030.561[22]

Along with earning social media attention (from an angry white mom who was clearly not as upset with the song's expletives or sexual references as its one line of support for Colin Kaepernick), Paper Boi's newest single goes Gold, so Earn decides to take Van out for a night on the town to celebrate. Meanwhile, Alfred and Darius visit Clark County in the studio to record guest verses but are asked to leave by Clark County's crew when the audio engineer has technical difficulties with his software, with it being implied the engineer is going to be savagely beaten. Earn and Van's evening is marred by three racist incidents where places believe he's using counterfeit $100 bills or won't let him pay in cash at all, so Earn chooses to go to a strip club with Van, Alfred, Darius and Tracy; the club ends up burning through more money than Earn intended, leaving him frustrated. After some reassurance from Alfred, Earn tries to salvage the night and his pride by racing Michael Vick (playing himself) for cash in the club's parking lot, but ends up losing the footrace.

Opening song: "MF'N Right" by 2 Chainz

Closing song: "Marsupial Superstars" by SahBabii
144"Helen"Amy SeimetzTaofik KoladeMarch 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)XAA020050.499[25]

Earn performs cunnilingus on Van before they take a trip to Helen for a Fastnacht celebration, but Earn's apathy and displeasure towards the bizarre, off-putting festivities (coupled with Van flirting with a German bartender in fluent German) and Van's frustration over his attitude boil over into a profanity-filled argument over their relationship. Later, similar to season 1's "Value", Van and her friend Christina, a fellow Afro-German, disagree over their respective identities. She later confides in the bartender that she and Earn are growing apart. As she leaves to use the bathroom, she finds her stolen phone when the Schnappviecher appears behind her; Earn then texts her saying he wants to talk. Van says she feels that Earn only uses her for sex and doesn't value her as a partner, while Earn is fine with the "arrangement"; they decide to settle their differences over a best-of-five game of table tennis, with a victory for Van meaning that the two essentially split outside of Earn providing child support. The explicit outcome is not shown but it is suggested that Van won.

Parts of the episode bear similarities to the film Get Out.[23][24]

Opening song: "At Sea Again" by Slime

Closing song: "My Angel" by Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba
155"Barbershop"Donald GloverStefani RobinsonMarch 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)XAA020040.607[27]

Alfred looks to get his hair cut before a photoshoot for a magazine by his regular barber Bibby, but is instead led through a whirlwind of events involving: visiting one of Bibby's girlfriends, cutting their son's hair before Alfred's, illegally repossessing lumber, chasing down a different, truant son and committing a hit-and-run. Alfred finally gets his haircut upon returning to the barbershop and reluctantly pays Bibby for his services. Sometime later, Alfred comes into the same shop for a haircut but settles for another barber; he then realizes he doesn't understand barber jargon—given he would tell Bibby he wants "the usual"—as he watches Bibby handle a different patron.

Musical score by: Flying Lotus and Thundercat[26]
166"Teddy Perkins"Hiro MuraiDonald GloverApril 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)XAA020060.776[28]

Darius answers an ad off of a message board for a piano and ends up at a mansion owned by an pale, idiosyncratic man with a mask-like face named Theodore "Teddy" Perkins, who also cares for a mute, wheelchair-bounded individual named Benny Hope whom he claims to be extremely photosensitive and his brother. After being urged by Alfred over the phone to be direct and leave as soon as possible, Darius is eventually granted the piano but is taken to the mansion's basement via elevator where he meets Benny, who communicates with him through a chalkboard that "Teddy [will] kill us both" and that he should retrieve a rifle located in the attic. Darius, nevertheless, plans to leave without dealing with the brothers but is forced to confront Teddy when he blocks the loading bay of Darius' rental truck and he hears a loud sound back inside. Teddy holds Darius at gunpoint and informs him that he plans to kill him and stage the scene to look like a home invasion, but an injured Benny arrives just in time to kill Teddy and then himself. The police haul off the corpses and the piano as Darius drives away.

This episode references the psychological pressures and traumas child stars sometimes face, especially ones with abusive and controlling stage parents such as Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Tiger Woods and Serena Williams.

Opening song: "Sweet Little Girl" by Stevie Wonder

Closing song: "Evil" by Stevie Wonder
177"Champagne Papi"Amy SeimetzIbra AkeApril 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)XAA020070.694[29]

On New Year's Eve, Van and her friends Candice (Adriyan Rae), Tammi (Danielle Deadwyler) and Nadine (Gail Bean) head for a party at a mansion hosted by Drake; Candice looks to spend the party with a boyfriend named DJ and Van wants a photo with Drake to spice up her Instagram. Upon arriving, the ladies meet DJ and take marijuana-infused gummies (sans Candice), but Nadine reacts badly to hers and ends up separated from Van and by a pool speaking with Darius (who was invited to the party because he knows Drake's personal chef). While Van looks for Nadine and Drake throughout the mansion, she stumbles upon a television-lit room with an elderly, Spanish-speaking man (Carlos Guerrero) who claims to be Drake's grandfather and learns that Drake is currently on tour in Europe. She also learns that people are actually just posing with cardboard cutouts of Drake. Van and Tammi then find Nadine and Darius, where they all learn that Candice left with DJ to go to T-Pain's NYE party and people are being kicked out of the house. The next morning, as the four walk back home, Van has an epiphany that Drake must be Mexican.

The episode briefly touches upon the feminine beauty ideal and some negative effects of social media. The Bostrom simulation argument is also mentioned.

Opening song: "Never Created, Never Destroyed" by Jlin

Closing song: "Cuando suena el bling" (Hotline Bling Spanish Remix) by Fuego
188"Woods"Hiro MuraiStefani RobinsonApril 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)XAA020080.595[32]

Alfred spends the day with a female friend named Sierra but ends up abandoning her at a nail salon after an argument over the authenticity of his career. On the walk home, he meets three fans who decide to mug him when they realize he's alone. Alfred flees into the woods after narrowly avoiding being shot but finds himself lost. As he looks for a way out and day turns into night, he's followed by an apparently mentally unstable man called Wiley. Although he initially seems innocuous, Wiley eventually holds Alfred at knifepoint and threatens to hunt him down if he doesn't find a way out of the woods. Alfred finds himself at a BP gas station after a mad dash and, after a moment of catharsis, enters to get something cold to numb his wounds. When approached by a fan, he decides to break personal tradition and take some selfies with him.

Opening song: "Meditate" by EarthGang

In lieu of a closing song, a dedication to Willow Kearse-Rice, Henry's mother, was displayed before the closing credits; she died on May 12, 2016.[30][31]
199"North of the Border"Hiro MuraiJamal OloriApril 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)XAA020090.487[33]

Earn, Alfred, Darius and Tracy drive to Statesboro for a university concert and lodge with Violet (Jerusha Cavazos)—a girl Earn and Darius met whom also has an obsessive crush on Alfred—in her apartment. After Alfred and Clark County's performances at the night-time concert, Violet dumps beer on Alfred for talking to another girl; the situation escalates due to Tracy's brash decision-making and the four flee and end up at a frat house in the middle of a party and hazing ritual. While Darius and Tracy visit the house's gun room Alfred informs Earn that he's being dropped as his manager due to his continuous stinginess and lack of perks and that he's looking into being managed by Lucas. In the morning, the four return to Violet's apartment complex to find Alfred's car vandalized and their belongings stolen and/or damaged. Earn is particularly incensed when he finds his laptop missing and resorts to pulling a fire alarm and unsuccessfully attempting to kick Violet's door in. On the ride home, Tracy mocks Earn's decision-making throughout the entire ordeal and pretend-shoots him with a stolen flintlock. Earn reaches his breaking point and demands to fight Tracy as Alfred pulls the car over and he and Darius watch. Tracy easily beats Earn into submission and the four re-enter the car without a word.

Opening song: "Patty Cake" by Kodak Black

Closing song: "Am I a Good Man" by Them Two
2010"FUBU"[34]Donald GloverStephen GloverMay 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)XAA02010N/A
2111"Crabs in a Barrel"[35]Hiro MuraiStephen GloverMay 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)XAA02011N/A

Production

FX first began developing the show in August 2013,[36] and then the pilot was ordered to series by FX Networks in December 2014.[37] It was directed by Hiro Murai and shot in Atlanta.[38] It got picked up to series with a 10-episode order in October 2015.[4] Glover, who grew up in Atlanta and also works as a musician, stated that "the city influenced the tone of the show".[39]

The series is also notable for having an all-black writing staff, which is virtually unheard of in television. The writer's room consists of Donald himself, his brother Stephen, and members of his rap collective 'Royalty' including Fam Udeorji (Donald's manager), Ibra Ake (Donald's longtime photographer), and Jamal Olori. Stefani Robinson, a writer for Man Seeking Woman, and Taofik Kolade round out the writer's room.[40][41]

In January 2017, the series was renewed for a second season, however, FX announced the series would not return until 2018 due to Glover's busy production schedule.[42]

Reception

Critical response

Season Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
1 100% (64 reviews) 90 (36 reviews)
2 99% (43 reviews) 97 (28 reviews)

Atlanta has received widespread acclaim from television critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the first season an approval rating of 100% based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 8.94/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ambitious and refreshing, Atlanta offers a unique vehicle for star and series creator Donald Glover's eccentric brand of humor—as well as a number of timely, trenchant observations."[43] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 90 out of 100, based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[44]

David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle gave it a highly positive review, writing: "The scripts for the four episodes made available to critics are as richly nuanced as anything you'll see on TV or, to be sure, in a movie theater. You will not only know these characters after only one episode, you'll be hooked on them, as well. In so many areas, Atlanta sets the bar exceptionally high."[45] Sonia Saraiya of Variety also praised the series, declaring it a "finished, cinematic, and beautiful production that may be one of the best new shows of the fall."[46]

The second season received further critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 99%, based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 8.98/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Donald Glover continues to subvert expectations with a sophomore season of Atlanta that proves as excellent as it is eccentric."[47] On Metacritic, the second season has a score of 97 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[48]

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
American Film Institute Awards Top 10 Television Programs Atlanta Won [49]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series Nominated [50]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Donald Glover Won
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Comedy Series Donald Glover (for "B.A.N.") Nominated [51]
Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Atlanta Won [52]
Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Donald Glover Won
Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Series – Long Form Atlanta Won [53]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Show of the Year Atlanta Nominated [54]
Best Actor in a Show Donald Glover Nominated
Best Duo Brian Tyree Henry and Keith Stanfield Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Nominated [55]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Donald Glover Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Won
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Nominated
Peabody Awards Area of Excellence Atlanta Won [56]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Comedy Nominated [57]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Nominated [58]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Donald Glover Won
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Donald Glover (for "B.A.N.") Won
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Donald Glover (for "B.A.N.") Nominated
Stephen Glover (for "Streets on Lock") Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Alexa L. Fogel, Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards Episodic Television, Comedy Donald Glover, Dianne McGunigle, Paul Simms, Hiro Murai, Alex Orr Won [59]
Writers Guild of America Awards Comedy Series Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms Won [60]
New Series Won
Episodic Comedy Stephen Glover (for "Streets on Lock") Nominated
TCA Awards Program of the Year Atlanta Nominated [61]
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Won
Outstanding New Program Nominated
Individual Achievement in Comedy Donald Glover Won

Ratings

Season 1 (2016)

Viewership and ratings per episode of Atlanta
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Big Bang" September 6, 2016 0.5 1.08[11] 0.4 — 0.9[62]1 —
2 "Streets on Lock" September 6, 2016 0.5 0.955[11] — — — —
3 "Go for Broke" September 13, 2016 0.6 1.07[12] — — — —
4 "The Streisand Effect" September 20, 2016 0.5 0.920[13] — — — —
5 "Nobody Beats the Biebs" September 27, 2016 0.4 0.860[14] — — — —
6 "Value" October 4, 2016 0.4 0.827[15] 0.4 — 0.8[63] —
7 "B.A.N." October 11, 2016 0.4 0.770[16] 0.6 1.05 1.0 1.82[64]
8 "The Club" October 18, 2016 0.4 0.948[17] 0.6 0.97 1.0 1.92[65]
9 "Juneteenth" October 25, 2016 0.3 0.651[18] 0.6 0.97 0.9 1.62[66]
10 "The Jacket" November 1, 2016 0.4 0.786[19] 0.6 0.87 1.0 1.66[67]

Season 2 (2018)

Viewership and ratings per episode of Atlanta
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Alligator Man" March 1, 2018 0.4 0.851[20] 0.7 1.11 1.1 1.97[68]
2 "Sportin' Waves" March 8, 2018 0.4 0.714[21] 0.5 0.90 0.9 1.61[69]
3 "Money Bag Shawty" March 15, 2018 0.3 0.561[22] 0.5 0.85 0.8 1.41[70]
4 "Helen" March 22, 2018 0.3 0.499[25] 0.4 0.75 0.7 1.25[71]
5 "Barbershop" March 29, 2018 0.3 0.607[27] 0.5 0.78 0.8 1.39[72]
6 "Teddy Perkins" April 5, 2018 0.4 0.776[28] 0.6 0.99 1.0 1.77[73]
7 "Champagne Papi" April 12, 2018 0.4 0.694[29] 0.4 0.76 0.8 1.45[74]
8 "Woods" April 19, 2018 0.3 0.595[32] — — TBD —
9 "North of the Border" April 26, 2018 0.2 0.487[33] — — TBD —

^1 Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.

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