Deli Boys is an American crime comedy series streaming on Hulu and Disney+, created by Abdullah Saeed and produced by Onyx Collective and 20th Television. The ten-episode first season premiered on March 6, 2025, with all episodes dropping at once, and the show was renewed for a second season in August 2025 with Fred Armisen joining the cast. Season 2 premiered on May 28, 2026. The series follows two pampered Pakistani American brothers whose convenience store-magnate father dies suddenly, revealing a secret life of crime that forces them to navigate an underworld they are completely unprepared for.
Before starting the show, I thought it would be kind of like Clerks, where it was about just a couple guys who work in a deli. Obviously this is not what it’s about at all.
Deli Boys Cast
Asif Ali plays Mir Dar, the more responsible and hardworking of the two brothers, and Saagar Shaikh plays Raj Dar, the more impulsive one. The dynamic between them drives the show’s comedy and its more grounded emotional beats. Poorna Jagannathan plays Naveeda, known as Lucky or Auntie Lucky, their late father’s confidant who turns out to be a crime boss in her own right and becomes one of the more scene-stealing figures in the cast. Iqbal Theba plays Baba, the father whose death sets the story in motion. Brian George plays Ahmad, and Alfie Fuller plays Prairie. Tan France appeared in Season 1 as Zubair, a British Pakistani crime figure with underworld connections.
Season 2 added Fred Armisen as Max Sugar, a legendary gambling savant with a global casino empire whose crown jewel is in Philadelphia, whose money laundering operation becomes a complicating factor in the brothers’ attempts to establish themselves. Lilly Singh joins as Aisha, wife of recurring character Maalik Ali and developing an obsession with Raj. Robin Thede plays Dr. Iverson, a couples therapist with questionable ethics.
Deli Boys Season 1
Season 1 follows Mir and Raj discovering the full scope of their father’s criminal enterprise after his death strips them of the comfortable life they had taken for granted. Lucky and Ahmad are revealed early as figures connected to Baba’s operation, and the brothers find themselves pulled into a world that runs on rules and loyalties they have no experience with. The season runs ten episodes at approximately twenty-six minutes each, all released on March 6, 2025. Michelle Nader served as showrunner, with Nisha Ganatra directing the pilot and executive producing.
Deli Boys Season 2
Season 2 premiered on May 28, 2026, with Raj focused on revenge against Ahmad while Mir attempts to expand DarCo, the business they are building from the pieces of their father’s empire, without destroying it in the process. Max Sugar’s arrival through Fred Armisen complicates the money laundering side of their operation and introduces a new power dynamic the brothers have to navigate. Tan France returns as Zubair. The second season extended the show’s run to sixteen total episodes across both seasons.
Deli Boys Creative Team
Abdullah Saeed created Deli Boys and developed it with Jenni Konner and Nora Silver under Jenni Konner Productions. Executive producers include Saeed, Nader, Konner, Silver, Vali Chandrasekaran, Nisha Ganatra, and Mehar Sethi. The series is produced by Cold Fusion Industries, Shaky Gun Productions, Jenni Konner Productions, Onyx Collective, and 20th Television.
Where to Watch Deli Boys
Both seasons of Deli Boys are available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.
