Master of None (Netflix2015, Aziz Ansari, Claire Danes)

Best known for his role on the award-winning series Parks and Recreation, comedian Aziz Ansari stars, writes, and directs Master of None, a Netflix original comedy series loosely based on his own life experiences.

Master of None follows the personal and professional lives of Dev, a 30-year-old actor in New York who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life.

Ambitious, funny, cinematic, and both sweeping in scope and intensely personal, Dev’s story takes him through subjects as diverse as the plight of the elderly, the immigrant experience, and how to find the most delicious pasta for dinner.

production details
Country: USA | Netflix
Release Year: 2015

Alan Yang as Creator/Executive Producer
Aziz Ansari as Creator/Executive Producer
Dave Becky as Executive Producer
David Miner as Executive Producer
Michael Schur as Executive Producer

cast
Aziz Ansari as Dev
Claire Danes as Nina
Noah Emmerich as Mark
Lena Waithe as Denise
Eric Wareheim as Arnold
Alessandra Mastronardi as Francesca
Bobby Cannavale as Jeff
Shoukath Ansari as Ramesh
Lauren Miller as Christine
Colin Salmon as Colin

EPISODE GUIDE

SEASON ONE
1 – Plan B | Airdate: 2015-11-06
A condom mishap and a kid’s birthday party prompt Dev to consider the reality of having children.

2 – Parents | Airdate: 2015-11-06
First-generationers Dev and Brian try to show their appreciation for their immigrant parents at a joint family dinner.

3 – Hot Ticket | Airdate: 2015-11-06
Dev’s plan to score a date with a pretty waitress by inviting her to a concert doesn’t have quite the result he wanted.

4 – Indians on TV | Airdate: 2015-11-06
Dev has a series of eye-opening experiences after he encounters some casual racism in TV auditions.

5 – The Other Man | Airdate: 2015-11-06
Dev has the chance to hook up with a woman he meets at a party, but the opportunity comes with a few complications.

6 – Nashville | Airdate: 2015-11-06
For his first official date with Rachel, Dev decides to go big and take her to Nashville for the weekend.

7 – Ladies & Gentlemen | Airdate: 2015-11-06
Rachel and Denise school Dev and Arnold about the difficulties of being a woman in a world of creepy dudes. Dev is inspired to embrace feminism.

8 – Old People | Airdate: 2015-11-06
An unexpected death inspires Dev and Rachel to visit Rachel’s grandmother, while Arnold contends with a strange inheritance.

9 – Mornings | Airdate: 2015-11-06
Dev and Rachel discover that living together isn’t always going to be a series of happy mornings free from conflict and dirty clothes on the floor.

10 – Finale | Airdate: 2015-11-06
After attending a wedding and a movie premiere, Dev and Rachel have to face up to all kinds of issues between them.

SEASON TWO
1 – The Thief | Airdate: 2017-05-12
While studying pasta making in Italy, Dev makes a serendipitous connection on his birthday, only to have his plans upended by a thief.

2 – Le Nozze | Airdate: 2017-05-12
Arnold stops by on his way to a wedding to explore Modena with his Little Bud. But he hasn’t told Dev the whole truth about his trip.

3 – Religion | Airdate: 2017-05-12
Back in New York, a visit from observant Muslim relatives puts Dev in a tricky position. He introduces his cousin to a forbidden pleasure: pork.

4 – First Date | Airdate: 2017-05-12
Sucked into a popular dating app, Dev winds up on a string of awkward, fun and disorienting dates with very different women.

5 – The Dinner Party | Airdate: 2017-05-12
After welcoming the Jabbawockeez to his show, Dev struggles to find the right date to take to a dinner party thrown by his celebrity chef boss.

6 – New York, I Love You | Airdate: 2017-05-12
As Dev and friends head to a theater to see the hit movie “Death Castle,” the lives of several ordinary New Yorkers intersect in subtle ways.

7 – Door #3 | Airdate: 2017-05-12
A sweet job offer forces Dev to take stock of his priorities. Brian helps his dad with a romantic dilemma. A cupcake competition judge gets cold feet.

8 – Thanksgiving | Airdate: 2017-05-12
Over a series of Thanksgivings from the ’90s to the present, Denise settles into her sexuality and faces the challenge of coming out to her family.

9 – Amarsi Un Po | Airdate: 2017-05-12
When Francesca returns to New York for a month, Dev plays tour guide and finds himself caught in a whirlwind of confusing emotions.

10 – Buona Notte | Airdate: 2017-05-12
Just as Dev’s personal life reaches a tipping point, disturbing revelations throw his professional life into turmoil, too.