Atlanta
The Big Bang
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2016-09-06
Synopsis
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 desk 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.
In the series
This episode is part of Atlanta (2016–2022) on FX.
Surreal Black excellence and industry satire that slipped the leash.
Key cast
- Donald Glover as Earnest "Earn" Marks
- Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles
- LaKeith Stanfield as Darius
- Zazie Beetz as Vanessa "Van" Keefer