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“Atlanta” is a television series that is a milestone for the new generation. Throughout the series, in each episode, there have been subtle messages that are relevant in today’s society. The set itself has a crucial and robust meaning since it is an all-black casting crew, and it is depicting real-life events that are familiar to some.

Plot: The series depicts Earn, Donald glover, and Alfred, Brian Henry, as two cousins that are working to make a name for themselves. Throughout this journey, they come face-to-face with many hardships that have to do with social and economic issues (race, poverty, status, parenthood). Although Earn is new to managing a rapper, he is quickly trying to learn the ropes of the music industry and getting Alfred to the next level. When they are not working, Earn spends his free time with Van, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child, and his daughter. As a rising rap star, Alfred is struggling to balance being a known rapper and his personal life, which leaves him in a couple of sticky situations.

Cultural Misrepresentation: There is a cultural misrepresentation that affects how audiences may react to specific television shows. According to Communication & Mass Media Complete, “Findings revealed that Blacks were actually “invisible” on network news, being underrepresented as both violent perpetrators and victims of crime.” They also mentioned how Whites dominated the network news coverage as sources or experts. Glover takes action to change the perception that is critical to the representation of black people. At the beginning of the first season, he sets the scene in strip clubs, and trap houses to show how the city of Atlanta became famous. Progressing more into the season, it focuses on the individuals and the character’s hardships living in Atlanta and being black. Because of the nominations and awards from “Atlanta,” some individuals stated that there is hope for better representation of black people in America instead of being depicted as criminals or drug dealers.