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Donald Glover teases "danger & darkness" in Atlanta S2

From Digital Spy

With Donald Glover being one of the most popular (and busiest) men on the planet right now, his acclaimed TV show Atlanta has garnered considerable attention across the globe.

With season two peeking just over the horizon, the actor/rapper and his castmate Brian Tyree Henry have weighed in on some new themes and tonal shifts awaiting audiences in what they're dubbing "Robbin' Season".

Speaking to The Guardian, the two performers explained: "We filmed it (season two) in the autumn and winter. And, in Atlanta, that's the time that people flex [show off]. And people are going to jack you for that.

"There's a bigger threat of home invasion, there's a bigger threat of getting mugged. Robbin' Season is about exploitation. There's a greater sense of danger and darkness for these characters, too."

Glover, who recently portrayed the young Lando Calrissian in Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story, also recognises the tough challenge of replicating the debut season's charm, comparing it to the infamous tough process musicians have to go through with their second albums.

"There's that saying that you have your whole life to make your first album, and then eight months to make your second," he said.

"And when the first one's fire, and everybody loves it, then they will all come up to you and say: 'Hey don't let me down with the second one, now.' That was the way we were feeling about season two of Atlanta."

Whatever Atlanta season two turns out to be, we have every faith in the man who delighted the comedy landscape as Community's Troy Barnes.


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