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“UNITED STATES OF AL” ADDRESSES CURRENT EVENTS IN AFGHANISTAN IN THE EMOTIONAL SECOND SEASON PREMIERE, THURSDAY, OCT. 7

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Story Is Inspired by the Real Experiences of the Afghan and Military Veteran Writers on

United States of Al” Who Worked Together to

Evacuate Family Members from Afghanistan Last Month

Click HERE to View a Promo for the Premiere Episode

Promises/Wadaha” – Al, Riley, Art, Lizzie and Vanessa work together against a ticking clock to get Al’s sister out of Afghanistan and to safety after Kabul falls, on the second season premiere of the CBS Original series UNITED STATES OF AL, Thursday, Oct. 7 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Story is inspired by the actual experiences of the Afghan and military veteran writers on the series who worked together to evacuate family members during the takeover of Afghanistan.

REGULAR CAST:

Adhir Kalyan

(Al)

Parker Young

(Riley)

Dean Norris

(Art)

Elizabeth Alderfer

(Lizzie)

Kelli Goss

(Vanessa)

Farrah Mackenzie

(Hazel)

GUEST CAST:

Brian Thomas Smith

(Freddy)

Sitara Attai

(Hassina)

Zarmina Hamidi

(Gul Bashra)

Wali Habib

(Zubair)

STORY BY: Miriam Arghandiwal, Reza Aslan, Hila Hamidi, Chase Millsap, Bobby Telatovich, Mahyad Tousi

TELEPLAY BY: Emily Ann Brandstetter, Maria Ferrari, Dave Goetsch, Ursula Taherian, Chuck Tatham, Habib Zahori

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

GENRE: Comedy

PHOTOS: https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/united-states-of-al/photos

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Cast and crew on social:

 

Twitter

 

Instagram

Adhir Kalyan

@adhirkalyan

 

N/A

Parker Young

@parker_young

 

@parker.young

Dean Norris

@deanjnorris

 

@deanjnorris

Elizabeth Alderfer

Kelli Goss

Farrah Mackenzie

@LizAlderfer

N/A

NA

 

@lizderfer

@kelligoss

@farrahmackenzie

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Press Contact:

Tracey Raab

818-655-1590

tracey.raab@cbs.com

Photo Contacts:

Amanda Beane

818-655-1545

amanda.beane@cbs.com

Rick Boeth

212-975-7627

richard.boeth@cbs.com

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