Aziz Ansari's new series, "Master of None," found its home at Netflix for several reasons.
The former "Parks and Recreation" actor and cocreator/star of "Master of None" participated in a Reddit AMA session on Thursday. During the AMA, Ansari explained why the streaming-video service was the perfect place for the series, which critics have rated the best new show of fall.
Cocreated with Alan Yang, "Master of None" follows Dev (Ansari), a commercial actor looking to make the leap to TV and film. Along the way, viewers meet Dev's eclectic group of friends, his parents (played by Ansari's real mother and father), and the women he dates.
Here's why "Master of None" landed with Netflix (in Ansari's words).
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Creative freedom: "We pitched only to premium spots cause we didn't want to deal with content issues. [For example, the show opens with Ansari's Dev and another character talking about sexual fluids.] On Netflix, we never had one issue with content. Also, no need to edit to commercials."
Viewers can have it all: "Also, I love how everyone has gotten to just see all the episodes, rather than wait 9 weeks until someone can see an episode I really am proud of like Mornings."
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Unconditional love: "Most importantly though, Netflix really believed in us and told us they wanted to go straight to series and do 10 episodes. No pilot/development process. It was a great experience."
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