Episode guide
Atlanta
41 episodes · 4 seasons · 2016–2022 · FX
Season
Season 1
10 episodes
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S01E01 The Big Bang Paper Boi? Who the hell is that? I swear everybody want to be a rapper now-a-days smh. Song is bumpin tho. ( Murai.) In the second half hour - See every rapper think he a thug, well you do the crime, you do the time. Dont drop the soap haha. Free my uncle Jay!
Pilot note — From the desk: Atlanta opens its catalog run with “The Big Bang” (2016-09-06). Tone freedom on basic cable/FX prestige. Donald Glover multi-hyphenate myth and 'what even was that episode' joy.
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S01E02 Streets on Lock Aspiring rappers learn thug life isn't all its cracked up to be.
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S01E03 Go for Broke This man Earn broke as hell. How you gone go out on a date with no money? Umm mhmm these Atlanta dudes trifling. But Ok, Paper Boi might really be about that life tho.
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S01E04 The Streisand Effect Paper Boi is tripping about this blog stuff but it's just Twitter bruh. It's just entertainment. Somebody needs to get Earn some money. Skreetmoney Worldwide man.
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S01E05 Nobody Beats the Biebs Ayyye, okay! We got celebs in the building balling for the kids. I love me some Justin Bieber. Man, Paper Boi stay hating tho haha.
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S01E06 Value I love my bestie for real but I can't stand her neither. Van just jealous cause her girl out here jet settin and poppin. Ok girl get yours.
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S01E07 B.A.N. Baller Alert! NFL players, not to mention Jeff Miles and the bottle boys at Primal tonight. Paper Boi gonna be in this thang too. Liiiiiiiittttttttt. I got pre sale bands.
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S01E08 The Club Baller Alert! NFL players, not to mention Jeff Miles and the bottle boys at Primal tonight. Paper Boi gonna be in this thang too. Liiiiiiiittttttttt. I got pre sale bands.
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S01E09 Juneteenth Why my Auntie trying to make me go to one of these bougie Junteenth parties again? I don't like them sadity people and I'm gonna miss my shows. Le sigh.
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S01E10 The Jacket Yo last night was 10 crazy. I bout lost my mind, Quita lost her phone, and this fool Earn lost his jacket smh. Who cares tho (laugh-crying emoji)
Season
Season 2
11 episodes
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S02E01 Alligator Man Ayyy! We back in the city but thangs feel a little different. Must be Robbin' Season. Free Paper Boi!
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S02E02 Sportin' Waves Trappin ain't easy, ya dig? Shout out to all my credit card scammers in the club tonight.
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S02E03 Money Bag Shawty Earn is out here making that money. Too bad he still look broke as hell. This whole city runs on stunting, you feel me?
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S02E04 Helen When you go outside the city white people be acting different. That's why I can't even go to Marietta. Too weird.
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S02E05 Barbershop You know how you need a fresh cut but your barber is always on some wack stuff? He's lucky I only trust him.
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S02E06 Teddy Perkins Darius is trippin in this one. Y'all know I woulda been left.
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S02E07 Champagne Papi Yeah girl, we gonna party tonight! But if you don't post about it, did it really happen?
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S02E08 Woods Why Paper Boi always got an attitude? He rich, right? That's why I can't feel bad for these celebrities.
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S02E09 North of the Border We might have to make that move tonight. I heard there's a pajama party and Paper Boi is gonna be there.
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S02E10 FUBU Y'all youngins don't know nothing about this. This one takes me back to middle school. Shout out Miller Grove!
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S02E11 Crabs in a Barrel Sometimes you gotta go where the money goes. But it be feeling like something is holding me back. Like I can't leave.
Season
Season 3
10 episodes
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S03E01 Three Slaps Wow it's been a minute. I mean, I like this episode about the troubled kid but we waited 50 years for this?
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S03E02 Sinterklaas is Coming to Town I think everybody knows blackface ain't cool anymore, we get it. They be trying too hard to go viral.
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S03E03 The Old Man and the Tree This one was cool. Going to rich parties and meeting weirdos. Season 1 was better.
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S03E04 The Big Payback I was legit scared watching this.
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S03E05 Cancer Attack Sometimes shows just be over my head acting fake deep. Where's the poop jokes?
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S03E06 White Fashion I've definitely seen this before on a better show. They're always stealing ideas. But the fashion industry gotta be exposed #streetwear.
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S03E07 Trini 2 De Bone White people watching this be like.. Pain.
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S03E08 New Jazz Al and Darius walk around Amsterdam. Psssh, I could make a way better tv show than this.
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S03E09 Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga Black and White episode? Yawn. Emmy Bait. Why do they hate black women so much?
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S03E10 Tarrare Yo Tarrare was a real person. Wild. They gotta stop biting these better shows tho.
Season
Season 4
10 episodes
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S04E01 The Most Atlanta Woooh chile, Atl is the GHETTO these days. I'm thinking about moving to Miami where it's safe. Leave all my exes on read.
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S04E02 The Homeliest Little Horse We got grown men out here being this petty. Y'all really need therapy. I don't cuz I already know what's wrong with me.
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S04E03 Born 2 Die I'm tired of all these old heads hating, just let me listen to my Italian drill music and blue eyed trap in peace. Y'all can listen to D'Angelo or whatever.
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S04E04 Light Skinned-ed My family is so crazy we need our own reality TV show. How you still got beef from the 70's? Whew. And y'all need to stop flirting with people's daddy.
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S04E05 Work Ethic! One time I was gonna be an extra on this TV show but then they started asking me about Social Security numbers and taxes and being up there at 5am. I know y'all ain't doing that with Taraji.
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S04E06 Crank Dat Killer Ay, Ya'll remember how we used to hit the club and do the Pool Palace and Crank Dat and nobody got shot? Yeah me neither.
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S04E07 Snipe Hunt Libra men are the WORST. How you a air sign and ain't got a passport? Ain't nobody trynna go on vacation in the woods with bugs.
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S04E08 The Goof Who Sat by the Door An in depth look at the making of the American Classic A Goofy Movie.
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S04E09 Andrew Wyeth. Alfred's World. They always making Paper Boi go through something.
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S04E10 It Was All a Dream You know what? As much as I hated this show, I think I'm gonna miss it.
Finale note — From the desk: The guide closes on “It Was All a Dream” (2022-11-10) — a series bookend worth the package context. Donald Glover multi-hyphenate myth and 'what even was that episode' joy.