Mo Amer as Mo in episode 201 of Mo Mo. Ten million. © 2024
it’s been a while since MO was renewed for a second season, and beyond reports of filming beginning in early 2024, news has been kept quiet. Now, Netflix has confirmed that the new season consisting of eight new episodes will arrive on January 30, 2025.
Released in August 2022, MO is an eight-episode comedy series created by Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef. It is largely based on Amer’s life, living as a Palestinian refugee in Texas and struggling for work and money while waiting for citizenship. In Case You Missed It, MO The series was renewed for a second season about half a year after it was first released, with the caveat that it would also be the final season.
Solvan “Slick” Naim was originally announced to return to direct all episodes, with Ramy Youssef writing the series along with Mo Amer. Teresa Ruiz, Farrah Bisio, Omar Elba, Tobey Nighy, Simon Rex and Johanna Brady all return for the second season.
Season 2 was filmed once in Houston, Texas, with production taking place between March 6, 2024 and April 26, 2024. Originally, reports suggested that it would be filmed over a period of three months. The show’s production budget is between $2 and $3M per episode.
what to expect from MO Season 2 on Netflix
Mo Amer, who is of Palestinian origin, was recently interviewed Los Angeles Times About a number of topics, including, most relevantly, the ongoing war in Israel and Palestine. The full interview is worth reading given their connection to the region and the show that follows a Palestinian family. Amer says the current situation has increased pressure on him and his team going into Season 2, “…you have to realize that you’re not going to please everyone. You have to approach it that way and Have to be honest, real and down to earth.” Additionally, Amer says, “We all realize how incredibly important this show is. The fact that this is virtually the only television show that has a Palestinian family and a prominent Palestinian as the main co-producer is extremely important in giving it justice.
Netflix has provided the following synopsis for the second season of Moe:
“Mo Najjar walks the line between two cultures, three languages, and a lot of bullshit as a Palestinian on his way to American citizenship. Season 2 finds Mo stranded across the border and desperate to get back to Houston before her family’s asylum hearing – but as a stateless refugee without a passport, she’ll need all the hustle and bustle she can get. Can collect. Little does she know that the trip home is the beginning of her troubles, and a new boy in town is out to steal both her old love Maria and her falafel taco recipe.
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Here’s the first look at the upcoming second and final season:
Mo (Left to Right) Farah Bisio as Yusra, Mo Amer as Mo in episode 207 of Mo. Ten million. © 2024
Mo Amer as Mo in episode 202 of Mo Mo. Ten million. © 2024
Mo (left to right) Reem Talhamy as Aunt Halima, Farah Bisio as Yusra, Mo Amer as Mo, Kamel El Basha as Uncle Ali, Adi Khalifa as Cousin Hadi, Amal Omran as Aunt Lamis As, Omar Elba as Samir in episode 208 of MO. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
(Left to Right) Farrah Bisio as Yusra, Cherian Dabis as Nadia in episode 207 of MO. Ten million. © 2024
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