Breakout television comedy show "Atlanta" is continuously getting praise from critics but fans of the show will have to wait for a while before they get a serving of the second season as creator and star Donald Glover will be busy on his other commitment of playing Lando Carlrissian in a Disney Han Solo standalone "Star Wars" movie set for a 2018 release.
FX, the network which "Atlanta" is aired on, announced on Jan. 12 that instead of the show's second season being released in 2017, it would have to be pushed to 2018 to accommodate Glover's other projects, Deadline reported. Glover is a busy man these days, recently releasing his critically acclaimed album, "Awaken, My Love!" and now, he is set to be a film star.
In the recent Golden Globes, 'Childish Gambino' shared that playing Lando Carlrissian has definitely been a big deal for him since much of his movie roles in the past have been more of background characters. He was last seen in the big screen as Rich Purnell in the blockbuster hit, "The Martian."
"Atlanta" has been a big break for Glover after the show won a Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy while he went home with the Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Glover also won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
The 10-episode series still has pending nomination results from the NAACP Image Awards, People's Choice Awards, Producers Guild of America Awards and Writers Guild of America Awards.
The success of the show, which debuted on Sept. 6, got Glover a deal from FX that will ensure him more projects in the future aside from the upcoming seasons of "Atlanta," Variety reported. In terms of rating, the breakout comedy show amassed 4.8 million viewers per episode when the number of multiplatform streaming is summed.
Watch the video below for the Golden Globe acceptance speech of the "Atlanta" cast: