United States of Al: Promises / Wadaha – Season 2 Premiere (S2EP1 CBS Thurs 7 Oct 2021)

Promises / Wadaha: Promises/Wadaha” – Al, Riley, Art, Lizzie and Vanessa work together against a ticking clock to get Al’s sister out of Afghanistan and to safety after Kabul falls, on the second season premiere. The story is inspired by the actual experiences of the Afghan and military veteran writers on the series who worked together to evacuate family members during the takeover of Afghanistan.

REGULAR CAST:
Adhir Kalyan (Al)
Parker Young (Riley)
Dean Norris (Art)
Elizabeth Alderfer (Lizzie)
Kelli Goss (Vanessa)
Farrah Mackenzie (Hazel)

GUEST CAST:
Brian Thomas Smith (Freddy)
Sitara Attai (Hassina)
Zarmina Hamidi (Gul Bashra)
Wali Habib (Zubair)

STORY BY: Miriam Arghandiwal, Reza Aslan, Hila Hamidi, Chase Millsap, Bobby Telatovich, Mahyad Tousi
TELEPLAY BY: Emily Ann Brandstetter, Maria Ferrari, Dave Goetsch, Ursula Taherian, Chuck Tatham, Habib Zahori
DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

Airdate: Thurs 7 Oct 2021 at 20:31 on CBS

Season 2 Episode 1

United States of Al is a comedy about the friendship between Riley, a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir ("Al"), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America.