Master of None Trivia | 40 facts about the series

“Master of None” is a touching, and bittersweet comedy and drama TV series streaming on Netflix

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1. Master of None is an American comedy-drama television series,.
2. It was released for streaming on November 6, 2015, on Netflix.
3. The series was created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang.
4. During the first two seasons Ansari in the lead role of Dev Shah, a 30-year-old actor, mostly following his romantic, professional, and personal experiences.
5. The first season was set in New York City, and consisted of ten episodes.
6. The second season, which takes place in Italy and New York, consists of ten episodes and was released on May 12, 2017.
7. A third season, titled Master of None Presents: Moments in Love, premiered on Netflix on May 23, 2021.
8. Master of None has won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
9. The series has received critical acclaim, appeared on multiple year-end top ten lists, and received multiple awards and nominations.
10. The show’s title alludes to the phrase “Jack of all trades, master of none”.
11. It was originally suggested by Ansari.
12. The series later incorporated a song of the same name by Beach House.
13. Ansari said it took months to come up with the show’s title and he and Yang did not agree on it until all of the episodes were completed.
14. Production work began on a third season in early 2020 in London.
15. It was put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
16. By January 2021, production was getting ready to resume, with Naomi Ackie joining the cast.
17. The five-episode season, titled Master of None Presents: Moments in Love premiered on May 23, 2021.
18. The season focuses on Lena Waithe’s character Denise, with all episodes directed by Ansari and written by Ansari and Waithe.
19. Aziz Ansari searched for two Indian actors to play his parents, but was unable to find anyone suitable for the roles.
20. Eventually he cast his real life parents, who are not actors.
21. Like his character, Aziz also interned for Nickelodeon in his early 20s.
22. Many jokes in the series were written by the late Harris Wittels, such as the “turtle in the briefcase” text and the Eminem debate.
23. One of the few television series presented in the “CinemaScope” 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
24. Aziz Ansari stated several aspect ratios were tested when developing the series, and he found the widescreen ratio to be the most dynamic.
25. Ansari’s brother, Aniz, was a staff writer on the series.
26. The show was almost titled “A Little Lost” after the song by Arthur Russell.
27. The song plays in Μάστερ στο Master of None, and is said to be Dev’s theme song.
28. Of the first five words in the series, four of them are “fuck.”
29. Sylvia Plath wrote the great poem from Master of None: Finale (2015).
30. In addition to being part of a common saying, the show’s title also alludes to the song “Master of None” by Beach House, featured in Master of None: Hot Ticket (2015)
31. Many of the topics mentioned in the series are a regular in Ansari’s stand-up shows
32. In Master of None: The Other Man (2015), Colin Salmon’s domino display was arranged by the ‘Domino Wizard’ Bob Speca, who pioneered domino toppling.
33. When Dev mentions the name Darwish while talking about selling tractors it is most likely a reference to Aziz’s actual cousin Darwish that he has based some of his stand up routines on
34. Aziz Ansari, H. Jon Benjamin, and Todd Barry have worked together on Bob’s Burgers (2011) and
35. H. Jon Benjamin also did a guest spot on Parks and Recreation (2009) where Ansari was a series regular.
36. Incidentally, his parent’s stories in the show are based on real life. It was said that his in his mother’s first day in the USA, she said that she had only known his father for a week and when he was at work (as a doctor), she just sat on the couch and cried that night.
37. Master of None’s third season will focus on Lena Waithe’s Denise and the ups and downs of her marriage with Alicia (Naomie Ackie). So, one can expect an absence of Dev Shah’s (Ansari) romantic and professional misadventures in this season.
38. Rather than Master of None Season 3, the new season will be released under a special title: Master of None Presents Moments In Love. The change in the title makes sense given the narrative shifts and the focus on matrimonial romance.
39. The 3rd season will consist of 5 episodes only.
40. British Actress Naomi Ackie plays Alicia, Denise’s wife, and a new character in the series.