Little America: Season 1

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Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Ratings

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Season Details & Credits

Apple TV+ | Season Premiere Date: January 17, 2020

Summary: The immigrant comedy anthology series includes stories inspired by real experiences written about in Epic Magazine.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: January 17, 2020
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S1:E9. Episode 09
Air Date: January 17, 2020
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S1:E8. The Son
Air Date: January 17, 2020

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Collider Gregory Lawrence

Jan 17, 2020

The series is chock-full of instantly iconic, resonating moments, stories, and filmmaking craft. Read full review

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Richard Roeper

Jan 15, 2020

Although each finely crafted, beautifully filmed, well-photographed vignette naturally touches on hot-button social circumstances and issues, “Little America” is hardly some overwrought piece of propaganda advocating extreme takes on either side of the political spectrum. It’s far too nuanced and complex and sophisticated for that. It’s also funny as hell at times, and filled with memorable portraits. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Jan 21, 2020

Every lithe episode is unique and hums with a different tone from one to the next, making this season a thematic quilt as opposed to one bolt of cloth. ... In its execution "Little America" makes a case for, if not fitting in, at least finding a place for one's self and one's culture. It comes by this message honestly, too; every episode brims with a purposeful joy although a few of them aren't entirely happy tales. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jan 16, 2020

At a moment when immigration has become such a polarizing political issue, "Little America" feels like a tonic, one intended to inspire and unabashedly celebrate people who chose to make America their home. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Jan 10, 2020

A heartwarming, engaging, and informative season — all by focusing on story first, rather than famous faces or bottom lines. ... It may not make the biggest splash in today’s crowded TV market, but Apple subscribers are finally getting the quality promised a few months ago. Read full review

Melissa Leon

Jan 17, 2020

It’s a funny and bittersweet series, at once refreshing and achingly familiar—if at times a bit discomfiting in its careful avoidance of the uglier realities of living as a working-class immigrant in America. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Jan 16, 2020

For the most part, these vignettes are thoughtfully and pleasingly rendered here. But there is, at the same time, something too uniform about them, a predetermined style of grace, ... which tends to undermine the goal of authenticity. The stories have been hammered into the same shape so that they are broadly satisfying and mainly cheerful, leaving little room for surprise or outrage or any other emotion that might overly complicate the structure. Read full review

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jb510

Apr 11, 2020

This is heart warming TV at its best. I feel the negative reviews can't get over the message of immigrants chasing their dreams in America, but it's not just that.

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EMDR

Jun 4, 2020

I like very much this TV show. Wonderful real stories always interesting with very good actors. Well done Apple +

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PutneySwope

Jan 22, 2020

When the photos of the real people are revealed at the end, your heart swells. This is great TV.

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21MJB24

Jun 10, 2020

Love the idea of the show and for the most part it was executed well, but not every episode hit as strong. Still a great show nonetheless.

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BrushedRed

Jan 20, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I tried my hardest to like this, but it just wasn't good. The first episode started off with a bang. It was fantastic. I couldn't wait to delve into this series. It had me feeling ways I've never felt and I teared up a couple times. After it was over I had to binge. But the following episodes were not good much, at all. Episode 2 follows a rude, selfish Hispanic girl whom I couldn't relate to in the slightest. In fact she was rude enough to where I didn't care if she succeeded or didn't. Episode 3 was a try hard cowboy, that, while being probably the funniest of the season just annoyed me by the end. Episode 4 is one of the worst TV episodes I've seen this decade. It was weird, not funny, and I was ready for it to be over. Episode 5 was one of the better ones. I respected her more than most of any other immigrants. Episode 6 was just boring and the mother was obnoxious. Episode 7 was probably the second funniest but it was annoying. The dad was too happy the whole time and I felt like the story and plot were almost nonexistent. And episode 8 was also a decent one, and while it was pretty touching, his friend was extremely annoying, and calling Kelly Clarkson's music "deep" just made me cringe in every way possible. I tried to continue liking it and then it finished with a Kelly Clarkson drag performance and it just made me cringe and feel awkward. Literally no one likes Kelly Clarkson that much. With all the hype around this series and hearing its description was very refreshing and exciting but after finishing it, I didn't care much for it at all. Outside of the first episode, there isn't really anything here I'd call "fantastic," and most just tinker on the edge of bad, and some are actually bad. Extreme letdown. I feel a 2/5 is generous but that's just because I loved the first episode a ton.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E10. Episode 10
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E9. Episode 09
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E8. The Son
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E8. The Son
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E7. The Rock
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E6. The Grand Prize Expo Winners
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E5. The Baker
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E4. The Silence
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E3. The Cowboy
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E2. The Jaguar
  Air Date: January 17, 2020
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  S1:E1. The Manager
  Air Date: January 17, 2020