“We pitched to a bunch of different places, and the truth is some of these more traditional outlets that have been around for decades, were a little hesitant about the show,” explained Kumail Nanjiani.
“We went with Apple because they seemed extremely passionate about it and they said they would trust us, let us make the show we wanted to make, and they would support it. We wanted the show to be something that was going to be accessible to a lot of people.”
While First Nations peoples were here long before them, America and Canada are the creation of immigrants. We became who we are today because of people from many places coming together to create these places. While the filmmakers say, “These are not stories with any kind of agenda,” that’s obviously disingenuous. The agenda is subtle but it’s still there. But in my opinion, it’s a good agenda.