Atlanta

Season 42016

Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.

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10 Episodes

E01 The Big Bang

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.

September 6, 2016

E02 Streets on Lock

Issues like police brutality, mental illness, and transphobia are addressed as Earn awaits bail after the boys get arrested for their shooting incident.

September 6, 2016

E03 Go for Broke

Earn goes on a date with Van even though he's broke; Paper Boi proves he might have what it takes to hustle.

September 13, 2016

E04 The Streisand Effect

Paper Boi 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.

September 20, 2016

E05 Nobody Beats the Biebs

Justin Bieber, who is depicted as an African-American, makes an appearance in Atlanta at a celebrity basketball game, rubbing Paper Boi the wrong way. Meanwhile, Earn sneaks his way into a high-powered 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.

September 27, 2016

E06 Value

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.

October 4, 2016

E07 B.A.N.

A satirical episode, Paper Boi 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 trans people. Commercial parodies play throughout the episode during the breaks of the talk show.

October 11, 2016

E08 The Club

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

October 18, 2016

E09 Juneteenth

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 is shown to know quite a lot about Black culture in an anthropological way 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 some valets. On the drive back home, Earn and Van have sex in their car.

October 25, 2016

E10 The Jacket

Earn loses his jacket, which has imporant 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 by police while wearing it. Later, Paper Boi 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.

November 1, 2016

Atlanta

E01 The Big Bang

E02 Streets on Lock

E03 Go for Broke

E04 The Streisand Effect

E05 Nobody Beats the Biebs

E06 Value

E07 B.A.N.

E08 The Club

E09 Juneteenth

E10 The Jacket

Better Things

Klondike

Crashing

Submission

Pitch

Underground

Ani*Kuri15

Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell

The Problem with Jon Stewart

The New Edition Story

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

The Invisible Line

The Power of Nightmares

30 for 30

The Mayor

The Hunt

Thief

The Comedy Store

Roba

The Vince Staples Show

E01 The Big Bang

E02 Streets on Lock

E03 Go for Broke

E04 The Streisand Effect

E05 Nobody Beats the Biebs

E06 Value

E07 B.A.N.

E08 The Club

E09 Juneteenth

E10 The Jacket