# Ramy (2019)

> A Egyptian American millennial struggles to reconcile his Muslim faith with dating, friendship, and self-discovery in suburban New Jersey.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/74206

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 30
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, drama
- Created by: Ari Katcher, Ramy Youssef, Ryan Welch
- Network: Hulu
- Cast: Ramy Youssef, May Calamawy, Hiam Abbass, Amr Waked, Laith Nakli, Mo Amer, Dave Merheje, Rosaline Elbay
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7649694/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: sincere, wistful, irreverent, intimate, self deprecating

## What critics say

Critics and audiences broadly admire Ramy's candid, funny and spiritually searching portrait of a young Muslim American navigating faith, desire and family, with the first two seasons drawing the strongest praise.

## Synopsis

Ramy (2019-2022) is a United States dramedy created by Ari Katcher, Ramy Youssef, and Ryan Welch for Hulu. Ramy Youssef stars as Ramy, the son of Egyptian immigrants in a New Jersey neighborhood, a young man pulled between his devout Muslim community, his secular millennial friends, and a God he feels is always watching. May Calamawy plays Dena, a woman he is drawn to, while Hiam Abbass and Amr Waked play his mother Maysa and father Farouk, whose marriage and expectations press on him at every turn. Laith Nakli's Uncle Naseem and Mo Amer's Mo add meddling family humor and friendship. The engine of the show is simple and personal: Ramy tries to find a path between prayer and pleasure, and each episode is built from dinners, mosque visits, dating missteps, and awkward confessions delivered to the camera. Running three seasons of ten episodes each as a serialized comedy, it moves with a brisk, self-aware energy that turns faith into a source of both humiliation and warmth. The tone is intimate, funny, and sincere, with a wistful undercurrent about belonging. Fans of Master of None, Louie, and Insecure will find resonance in its candid, lived-in portrait of modern identity.

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