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'Deli Boys' Review: This Could Be Your New Favorite Show on Hulu

Published on: 2025-07-07 10:00:04

When you think about shows involving mobsters, family feuds, drug trafficking and in-over-their-heads characters, I bet The Sopranos, Power or Breaking Bad come to mind. What you probably haven't imagined, though, is a pair of quirky Pakistani-American brothers haphazardly learning how to run a cocaine empire out of a Philadelphia corner store. In Hulu's Deli Boys, which debuts on March 6, Asif Ali's Mir and Saagar Shaikh's Raj Dar do their best -- and worst -- to help themselves and the business survive. The first 10 minutes of the series set the tone in this wild, genre-bending mix of dark comedy, crime drama and action from creator Abdullah Saeed. And that blend makes it a ridiculously fun watch that evokes a feel similar to Weeds or The Brothers Sun. There is a lot happening in Deli Boys, and it starts off with the unexpected bloody death of the wealthy family patriarch, Baba (Iqbal Theba), who was running multiple businesses that get his sons -- and the rest of the family -- into ... Read full article.