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"Ramy" Is The Best New Comedy Series Of The 2010s, And Here's Why You Need To Watch

Give us a Season 3, please!!

This past weekend, Season 2 of Ramy finally hit Hulu, and lemme be the first to say it was just as great as Season 1.

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But just in case you haven't watched yet, here are 15 reasons why you should:

1. First, Ramy is a comedy/drama that centers around Ramy Hassan, a Muslim millennial from New Jersey who's constantly searching for his life's meaning.

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2. Looking behind the scenes, the series was created by Ramy Youssef (who also stars in it), Ari Katcher, and Ryan Welch, along with many other Muslim and Middle Eastern writers/directors, which is huge for any TV series.

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Ramy has also written nearly all of the episodes and directed quite a few of them.

3. One of the production companies behind the series is A24 — aka, the same company to produce crowd favorites like Lady Bird, Eighth Grade, Euphoria, and Midsommar.

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4. In terms of Ramy's cast, they're a group of diverse actors you can't help but love.

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5. Celebrities including Mahershala Ali and Mia Khalifa also appear in Season 2.

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6. And Season 2 includes some queer representation too.

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7. Ramy is also not a stereotypical view of Muslims in America, but rather an individual experience.

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It interweaves all of Ramy's different identities — a millennial, an Egyptian-American, a Muslim, a brother, a son, and a friend.

8. Ramy Youssef does a phenomenal job playing the show's lead, and while he's a character who doesn't always make the wisest decisions, you constantly find yourself rooting for him.

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He won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy this year.

9. As a whole, the show mixes cringe comedy and drama, while tackling stronger topics like religion, the meaning of life, and prejudice in America.

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10. In the show, Ramy has nuanced relationships with his friends and their conversations always have some sort of depth or meaning to them.

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11. And while over the course of the show Ramy finds himself in a ton of relationships with women, the relationship he has with himself is the most compelling.

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12. The show has various standalone episodes that delve into the intricate lives of characters like Ramy's mom, dad, sister, and uncle.

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13. And the series also throws in a good amount of twists without adding any unnecessary drama to the plot.

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14. Ramy is *extremely* bingeable — it's currently only two seasons with 10 half-hour episodes each.

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15. And finally, if none of that convinced you, just know that there's a delightful dog named Boomer in Season 2.

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