TV series

United States of Al

2021–2022 · 2 seasons

A gentle, joke-filled sitcom about two friends adjusting to ordinary life, mixing easy laughs with small moments of homesickness and recovery.

Overview: Riley, a marine combat veteran, is struggling to adjust to civilian life in Ohio and the interpreter, Al, who served with his unit in Afghanistan, has just arrived to start a new life in America.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, family, identity, healing
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
identity
healing
immigration
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild