Premise.
Follows the Hussein family, a non-suspicious patriotic and peaceful family, as they navigate the 2000s.
Production.
Development.
In March 2022, Amazon Prime Video gave the series a two-season order, with Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady set to create the series and executive produce, alongside A24 and Mona Chalabi.
Casting.
In January 2023, Alia Shawkat, Salma Hindy, Randa Jarrar, Chris Redd, Akaash Singh, Whitmer Thomas
and Mandy Moore were announced as series regulars. In March 2025, Kieran Culkin, Timothy Olyphant and Paul Elia were announced to be cast.
Release.
The series had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2025.
Reception.
Critical reception.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 18 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 77 out of 100, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.