Mo Review and Summaries: Where to Stream the Dramedy Series?

By Scarlett Plant On Aug 26, 2022

The new show Mo continues a trend of increasing diversity and inclusion in television. The program, created by comedians Mohammed “Mo” Amer and Ramy Youssef, follows the protagonist as he struggles to make ends meet while still being a foreigner without legal status in the United States.

To top it all off, he is responsible for keeping up with his active family and his partner. Mo is a drama with humorous aspects that will make you chuckle while it explores themes of race, identity, and the American ideal.

The American Muslim comedy-drama is another A24 production. The show’s creators—Ramy, Amer, and Youssef—are also its executive producers. Ravi Nandan, Harris Danow, Hallie Sekoff, and Luvh Rakhe are all contributing to the show as executive producers. It’s Bruno and Snowfall director Solvan “Slick” Naim is at the helm here.

Mo claims that the show will have a cinematic feel to it, despite the fact that Amer and Youssef have a strong comedy background. The show illustrates what it’s like to live among people from diverse cultural backgrounds in a strange nation while yet being able to share a laugh or two with them through its exploration of many genres, aesthetics, and story dynamics.

Where to Stream the Dramedy Series Mo Season 1

Mo Season 1 is currently streaming on Netflix. The season will consist of eight episodes, each lasting half an hour.

Is There Any Other Way to Watch Mo Online Instead of Netflix?

You won’t have that option, unfortunately. Netflix has exclusive streaming rights to Mo. Netflix subscriptions can be started right away even if the service isn’t already installed on your gadgets. The streaming service has three different tiers, each with its own price and set of features: the Basic ($9.99/month), Standard ($15.49/month), and Premium ($19.99/month).

Mo Season 1 Episode Summaries

Episode 1- Hamoodi

As his Palestinian family awaits the outcome of their asylum application in Texas, Mo loses his job at a mobile store and begins searching for new employment opportunities.

Episode 2- Yamo

Despite being emotionally scarred from a traumatic experience, Mo insists on continuing with Maria to a wake. In this family dispute, simmering legal tensions have come to the surface.

Episode 3- Remorse

Mo, exhausted from dealing with stress and nightmares, seeks immediate solace. A disturbing reality is uncovered during a consultation with his new immigration attorney.

Episode 4- Moola

Mo finally has some security with his new job, but that doesn’t last long because of a bad merchandise deal. Maria has a meeting with a potential investor in order to raise capital for a store expansion, but the meeting ends badly.

Episode 5- Tombstone

Mo goes to see a long-lost relative get the paperwork needed for the Najjars’ refugee application. The whole family rallies around to bail Sameer out of jail.

Episode 6- Holy Matrimony

Hamid’s best men embark on a risky quest that threatens to derail the wedding festivities. While at home, Maria has a tense conversation with Yusra.

Episode 7- Testimony

As the day of the Najjars’ asylum hearing approaches, Lizzie briefs them and Yusra opens up. Mo, worried and exhausted, have a hard time adapting to his new circumstances.

Episode 8- Vamos

Mo is introduced to Yusra and Sameer’s business plan and invited to join the team. Mo makes a deal with Buddy that takes them somewhere they’ve never been before.

Mo Season 1 Review

Mo Amer, the show’s co-creator and star, is shot in the first episode while buying cat food. Because he was merely grazed, paramedics ensure he’ll be OK after hospital treatment. Mo is worried about his circumstances and the prospect of paying for pricey medical care himself. Angry paramedics quarrel over his gurney as he lies there, asking if the slaughter was truly “mass” if just four people were injured (including the culprit) (including the perpetrator).

This scenario is darkly hilarious and slightly unreal, much like real-life tragedies. It shows Mo’s talents. The dramedy stays afloat across eight episodes thanks to its charming sense of humor and excellent details.

Mo Najjar, his mother Yusra (Farah Bsieso), and brother Sameer (Omar Elba), a cat-loving autistic elder brother, have been waiting in Houston for 22 years for their asylum petition to be approved after fleeing Palestine and Kuwait. Mo is legally allowed to stay in the U.S. for now, but he can’t work and is continually threatened with deportation as a “refugee-free agent” without citizenship.

Mo, the show that bears his name and contains a character named after him, hinges on Amer’s charm, which he has in spades. Mo is a sweet koala that is protective of his loved ones, even if he overreacts.

Although he became a salesman out of necessity and on occasion after fearing an ICE raid, he is a natural, able to meet anyone at their level. Believe the elderly white man who calls Mo’s imitation Yeezys “alien shoes” yet buys $300 in stuff minutes later.

Mo is based on the power of interpersonal communication. Teresa Ruiz, who plays Amer’s fiancée Maria, and Tobe Nwigwe, who plays Amer’s childhood best friend Nick, have a great connection together. They’re there for him in his darkest hours, and they’re also there to playfully shove pancakes in his face over brunch.

To a certain extent, Mo thinks that other people have a more complete picture of these people than she has. For example, although Mo is worried about providing for his family, Mo is also plotting a subplot involving Yusra’s plans to start her own business.

The negative, if you can call it that, of characters so vivid and charming is that there’s not always enough time to spend with them. In particular, I’m hopeful that Sameer’s romantic yearning, which was touched on briefly in the first season, will develop into a more substantial plot point in the second.

Mo is accurate about the leadership cultures, but his legal status and provenance are hazy (strangers frequently mistake Mo for Mexican or assume Palestine is the same thing as Pakistan). There are anecdotes of Mo and his family visiting an Azza or squabbling over hummus in a hookah establishment (Mo thinks the snack cups provided in American grocery stores are “a damn war crime”). These parties take over classic Houston sites like the enormous president heads and the Funplex.

Mo isn’t a sentimental show, but it’s not scared of the darker, sharper emotions that build as Mo becomes addicted to lean, learns a heartbreaking secret about his late father (Mohammad Hindi), and unknowingly becomes indebted to a local mobster (Rafael Castillo).

Amer captures Mo’s face when he brusquely reassures others he’s alright or tries to divert with a joke. When Mo lets his guard down, such as when he tells a Catholic priest he feels like “a joke” because he hasn’t lived up to his father’s expectations, it’s terrible to watch him break down.

Mo keeps his name despite everything. His obsession with always having Palestinian olive oil with him is one of his many quirks. Depending on the context, it might be a joke, symbol, ointment, or sampling of Palestinian culture for uninformed visitors. The glass bottle constantly makes an appearance.

Mo can be a jokester, provider, fighter, victim, an average man navigating the world, or embodiment of a niche culture. His confidence in his own voice makes the show so enjoyable.

Trailer of Mo?

On August 9, 2022, Netflix unveiled the film’s trailer.