If you haven’t started watching this show yet, well what are you still doing here? It’s the brainchild of Aziz Ansari, who we all know as Tom Haverford from Parks and Recreation.
The show is a collaboration between Ansari and Alan Yang and in it he plays Dev Shah, a young actor trying to make it as a real life grown up in New York City.
We’ve seen this kind of growing up and finding yourself narrative a thousand times, but this is done absolutely perfectly. He encounters dilemmas such as when to start a family, dating, racism and having to teach your parents how to use their iPads properly.
The show is thought provoking when it comes to how minorities are represented in the media:
The characters talk about how much their parents gave up for them to have the lives and opportunities they do. It’ll make you want to call your mam and dad to say thanks:
The women in the show aren’t afraid to talk about dealing with creeps and how weird it can be:
It’s not without its poignant moments either, with plenty of lessons to be learned about trying to navigate the world of romance and life as a Real Functioning Adult:
It’s worth watching alone for the cameos of Aziz’s real life parents as his onscreen mam and dad.
Do yourselves a favour and binge watch this show tonight, especially if you’re having a bit of a life crisis. It’s warm, hilarious and will brighten up this grim November evening.
