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The second season of FXs Emmy-winningAtlantabegins March 1 with a longer title and an unexpected origin story.
You might get your package stolen off your front porch.
While we were there, my neighbor got her car stolen from her driveway.
Its a very tense and desperate time.
Our characters are in a desperate transition from their old lives to where theyre headed now.
And robbin season is a metaphor to where we are now.
We took that idea.
Its a whole story, but told in a bunch of little parts.
We didnt really look back at season one for inspiration.
Hiro was a big pusher of that.
Are you gonna eat or are you gonna be eaten?
I think thats something people dont realize.
Black people have to make a choice.
That choice defines who you are.
Which instantly raised his brothers ire: If you want to see some racist shit, get on Airbnb!
Henry, who couldnt go anywhere without being recognized, had to isolate himself.
One night, production suspended filming because of a shoot-out.
Thats literally why its calledRobbin Season.
That fear, that uncertainty, that not knowing.
Not that you forget your old life, but now its different, so what do you do?
you’re free to do both.
You cant be a famous drug dealer.
I mean, you’re free to, but its not gonna work out well.
