{"id":813820,"date":"2026-08-14T22:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/813820\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:26:08","slug":"deli-boys-canceled-after-two-seasons-at-hulu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/813820\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After Two Seasons At Hulu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: After two seasons, the Onyx Collective<\/a> series Deli Boys<\/a> has been canceled at Hulu<\/a>. The crime dramedy stars Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, and Poorna Jagannathan. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe reason for the critically acclaimed show\u2019s cancellation is due to ratings, sources say. The series was a priority for Onyx, which pushed for the addition of a new series regular and a supporting cast to help attract new viewers, sources told me at the time. Following the casting of Fred Armisen in the series regular role, the show was renewed for a second season. Next, the supporting cast additions were announced for Andrew Rannells, Kumail Nanjiani, Lilly Singh, Robin Thede and Tan France.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeli Boys was unique in that it centered South Asian characters, with the series creator Abdullah Saeed (Pakistani American) and the core three lead actors being of South Asian descent, a rarity in Hollywood in 2026. The series boasted representation for the community with many behind-the-scenes jobs, as well.<\/p>\n

\n\tThere are examples of TV shows featuring at least one South Asian actor in leading roles, including Mindy Kaling\u2019s (Indian American) Hulu series Not Suitable For Work, featuring Avantika, an Indian American actress in the series regular cast; Prime Video\u2019s 56 Days, led by Avan Jogia, whose father is British Indian; and CBS\u2019 Ghosts stars Utkarsh Ambudkar, who is of Indian descent.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeli Boys\u00a0follows Mir and Raj Dar (Ali and Shaikh), a pair of pampered Pakistani American brothers who lose everything and are forced to reckon with their Baba\u2019s (Iqbal Theba) secret life of crime as they attempt to take up his mantle in the underworld. Jagannathan stars as Naveeda \u201cLucky,\u201d Baba\u2019s confidant and a crime boss auntie.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn Season 2, Armison played Max Sugar, a legendary gambling savant with an uncanny ability to read people like cards in the half-hour series. His casino empire is global, but his crown jewel is in Philly. <\/p>\n

\n\tDeli Boys was a special series for the actors like Jagannathan, who previously told Deadline<\/a>, \u201cWhat I love about this role is that Lucky has masculinity to her and a fieriness and a physicalness that I\u2019ve never been able to play. It\u2019s definitely not a role you\u2019ve ever seen a South Asian woman play; you don\u2019t see women play these types of roles. But she is stabbing someone with her left hand and shooting someone else with her right while taking somebody\u2019s eye out with her heel. It\u2019s on all possible fronts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJagannathan will next be seen in HBO Max\u2019s Lanterns, premiering August 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: After two seasons, the Onyx Collective series Deli Boys has been canceled at Hulu. The crime dramedy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[180139,88,10028,345193,92],"class_list":["post-813820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-deli-boys","tag-entertainment","tag-hulu","tag-onyx-collective","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}