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Little America

★ 7.5 4K votes 2020–2022 2 seasons · 16 episodes Canceled Apple TV
Immigrant experienceLife lived between cultures.This show: 10/10AnthologyA new story or cast with every episode or season.This show: 9/10HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 7/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Peggy LuMélanie LaurentSuraj SharmaShaun ToubHaaz SleimanJearnest Corchado
Written by
Lee EisenbergEmily V. GordonKumail Nanjiani
Starring
Peggy LuMélanie LaurentSuraj SharmaShaun ToubHaaz SleimanJearnest Corchado
Written by
Lee EisenbergEmily V. GordonKumail Nanjiani
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0150300450600

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About

"Small true stories, told with real tenderness"

An anthology series where each episode tells a different, loosely true story of an immigrant building a life in America, from a Ugandan teen selling hot Cheetos to a Nigerian widow chasing a college dream. Adapted from real Epic Magazine profiles, it swaps cynicism for warmth and specificity, favoring small human details over big plot twists. The pace is gentle and episodic, so nothing carries over between installments except the tone. It's the kind of show that leaves you a little more hopeful about people, even when individual episodes vary in punch.

Watch it for

the way each episode finds humanity in overlooked, specific immigrant experiences.

Maybe skip if

you want serialized plot or high-stakes drama that builds across episodes.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12020
7.63K84h 25m
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Season 22022
7.195684h 36m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Peggy Lu Sying, Telemarketer #3
Mélanie Laurent Sylviane
Suraj Sharma Kabir
Shaun Toub Faraz
Haaz Sleiman Rafiq
Jearnest Corchado Marisol
Angela Lin Ai
Conphidance Iwegbuna Ikeji
Kemiyondo Coutinho Beatrice
Hanad Abdi Jibril

Crew

Lee Eisenberg
Emily V. Gordon
Kumail Nanjiani

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