Mo Amer to star in a Netflix scripted comedy series and standup special

Variety

The Palestinian American standup comedian and Ramy star is reteaming with Ramy Youssef on both projects. Youssef co-created the untitled comedy series with Amer and is producing the standup special. The comedy special, titled Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas, premieres on Nov. 30 after recently filming in Amer's hometown of Houston. In the untitled comedy series, Amer "will play a character named Mo Najjar who straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and 'a ton of bullsh*t,'" according to Variety. "The fictional Mo is a Palestinian refugee living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship. His character is described by the streamer as “a refugee at the mercy of a decades-long, convoluted immigration process. He works hard for his family, wanting to provide for the people he loves — even if they might not approve of the means.”