Why You Should Watch Netflix’s Heartfelt Comedy Mo
Heartfelt comedy Mo, which first released back in 2022, has returned to Netflix for a second season, and if you haven’t seen it already, you should definitely add it to your watchlist.
It follows Mo Najjar (Mo Amer), a Palestinian refugee living in Houston, Texas as he tries to secure asylum for himself and his family and build a new life. Providing both genuinely emotional moments and plenty of laughs, this second season is just as good as the first. Read on for all you need to know:
What is Mo Season 2 about?
At the end of the last season, we saw Mo unfortunately get stranded across the border in Mexico- with the clock ticking before his family’s hearing on being granted asylum begins. Season 2 begins where things were left off, with him still stranded there and trying to make it back to Houston. He’s since become a lucha libre wrestler in the country, but his home and dearly missed family still beckon. Eventually, he manages to achieve his goal and get back to Houston and his loved ones, but things have changed while he’s been gone.
Speaking to Netflix’s Tudum, creator Amer stated that there’s “certainly more drama, more comedy, and lots of family dynamics and romantic troubles” this time around. The season further explores the characters and themes that were important to the show in its first outing: Mo’s mother Yursa (Farah Bsieso) for example is filled with hope that she and her family will finally, officially be given asylum, but at the same time feels detached from her home village, and is constantly anxious to hear updates from it, as well as desiring to one day visit. There’s also Mo’s brother Sameer (Omar Elba), who is on his own journey of self-discovery and acceptance, as he comes to understand his autism.
Also a key part of season 2 (and the show in general) is the theme of food and its meaning to us in terms of culture and identity, which is further explored in these new episodes. Mo’s own attachment to food comes to a head when Mo finds his old flame, Maria (Teresa Ruiz) has now started dating an Israeli-American chef who runs a successful restaurant in Houston. But as always, the series tackles things with care and emotional resonance.
All eight episodes of season 2, which is billed as the final outing of the dramedy, are available to binge now on Netflix.
