Primo, the new comedy TV series from San Antonio author Shea Serrano, will premiere Friday, May 19 on streaming service Amazon Freevee.
Executive produced and created by Serrano (Movies: And Other Things, Hip Hop: And Other Things) and executive produced by Emmy-winning producer Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation), the series is inspired by Serrano’s life growing up on the South Side with a loving mother (Christina Vidal) and five overprotective uncles.
Serrano shared the trailer on his social media Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s really, really real,” he wrote alongside a string of crying faces and heart emojis. “The official trailer for Primo is here. All eight episodes will be available on Amazon on May 19. I can’t wait.”
In the show, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio (A Good Person) stars as 16-year-old Rafa Gonzales, who's trying to figure out what to do with his life as he nears the end of high school. College? Military? Work? Things get even more complicated when he meets Mya (Stakiah Lynn Washington), the girl of his dreams, and starts getting advice from his uncles.i streamed all eight episodes of PRIMO today and man it’s so fucking good 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i can’t believe we made a TV show 😭😭😭😭😭 if you liked parks & rec or the office you’re gonna love it 😭😭😭😭😭
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) March 11, 2023
The uncles are played by actors Carlos Santos (Gentefied), Efrain Villa (Better Call Saul), Johnny Rey Diaz (Grey’s Anatomy), Henri Esteve (Grown-ish) and Jonathan Medina (The Purge). In the trailer, Mya asks Rafa how many uncles he has. “Five,” he says. “It feels like 50 most of the time though. Mostly, it feels like being inside a cloud of bees, except the bees are always cussing and punching at each other.”
Earlier this month, Serrano tweeted that he’d watched all eight episodes, which he described as “so fucking good.” He added: “I can’t believe we made a TV show. If you liked Parks & Rec or The Office, you’re gonna love it.”
The trailer posted below includes nods to San Antonio if you pay close attention. Check out the San Antonio Spurs championship poster and pennant and a Manu Ginobili Spurs jersey hanging on Rafa’s bedroom walls. There’s also a trip to an amusement park, which looks a lot like Six Flags.i streamed all eight episodes of PRIMO today and man it’s so fucking good 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i can’t believe we made a TV show 😭😭😭😭😭 if you liked parks & rec or the office you’re gonna love it 😭😭😭😭😭
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) March 11, 2023
Since it appears the series is set close to the present day, we’ll hold out hope that there are references to some of the things that Serrano — as a movie- and rap-loving teen — was molded by growing up in the '90s. Vanilla Ice in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, anyone?
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