Netflix's 'Mo' and Prime Video's 'Bait' spotlight immigrant identity

Netflix released the comedy‑drama series “Mo”, created by Palestinian‑American comedian Mohammed “Mo” Amer. The show follows Mo Najjar, a Palestinian refugee stuck in the U.S. asylum system in Houston and later in Mexico, and has earned a perfect 100 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes for both its 2022 debut and the recent second season.

Prime Video’s three‑hour comedy “Bait – Fuori parte”, written, directed and starred by Riz Ahmed, tracks Shah Latif, a British man of Pakistani origin who hopes to become the next James Bond. The series mixes dark satire with a critique of racial bias and the entertainment industry’s gatekeeping, earning it praise as one of the best new series of 2026.