In San Francisco, struggling cartoonist Keef Knight (Lamorne Morris) is on the verge of making it big with syndication. His characters are white bread and butter for a non-racial audience. His flatmates are white drug dealing Gunther and black Clovis living over a Chinese restaurant. He doesn't consider himself as a part of the racial divide until he is brutalized by the police. Gunther pushes back at the police and suffers no consequences. Now he's woke. He befriends Ayana (Sasheer Zamata) who runs an advocacy newspaper. He starts dating Adrienne (Rose McIver) who inspires him with a new idea.
In the pilot, I'm a little concerned about the Gunther and Clovis characters. They seem very one dimensional. It's good that the second episode shows Gunther with some empathy. They have apparently been friends for a while and are actually a fun trio. I like this group of friends and their chemistry. The show is trying to say something about our present-day situation, but it doesn't always get there. The closest comparison is Atlanta, but this is not at that level. It's a valiant attempt.
In the pilot, I'm a little concerned about the Gunther and Clovis characters. They seem very one dimensional. It's good that the second episode shows Gunther with some empathy. They have apparently been friends for a while and are actually a fun trio. I like this group of friends and their chemistry. The show is trying to say something about our present-day situation, but it doesn't always get there. The closest comparison is Atlanta, but this is not at that level. It's a valiant attempt.