Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (or simply Nora from Queens) is an American comedy television series starring Awkwafina that first aired on January 20, 2020, on Comedy Central. The series was renewed for a second season before the series premiere, and received generally favorable reviews from critics. The second season premiered on August 18, 2021. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. Premise Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens follows a "20-something woman, named Nora Lum, in Queens who strives for a larger-than-life existence." Raised alongside her cousin by her dad and grandma, Nora leans on her family as she navigates young adulthood in New York City. Cast Main Awkwafina as Nora, a fictionalized version of herself Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother who helps raise her BD Wong as Wally, Nora's father (season 2; recurring season 1) Recurring Chrissie Fit as Melanie, Nora's best friend. Jonathan Park as Doug Bowen Yang as Edmund, Nora's cousin Jennifer Esposito as Brenda, Wally's girlfriend Guest stars Jaboukie Young-White as Daniel Michelle Buteau as Margaret Wai Ching Ho as Le-Wei Stephanie Hsu as Shu Shu (Hsu plays a younger version of Shu Shu in season 1) Ming-Na Wen as Sandra, Nora's aunt (season 1) Laverne Cox as the voice of God (season 1) Natasha Lyonne as Woman in hair salon (season 1) Jamie Chung as Young Grandma (season 1) Simu Liu as Garbage Boy (season 1) Harry Shum Jr. as Doc Hottie (season 1) Celia Au as Grace (season 1) Makeda Declet as Chenise (season 1) Bella Heathcote as Joey (season 1) Chloe Fineman as Greta (season 2) Ross Butler as Chuck (season 2) Alan Kim as Young Wally (season 2) Lauren Ash as herself (season 2) Margaret Cho as Mistress Jupiter (season 2) Haley Joel Osment as Amos (season 2) Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2020) Season 2 (2021) Production Development On April 17, 2018, it was announced that Comedy Central had given the production a pilot order. The episode was written by Awkwafina and Teresa Hsiao. Executive producers were set to include Awkwafina, Karey Dornetto, Peter Principato, and Itay Reiss. Dornetto was also expected to serve as showrunner and Hsiao as a co-executive producer. Production companies involved with the pilot were expected to include Principato-Young Entertainment, later rebranded as Artists First. On November 29, 2018, it was announced that Comedy Central had given the production a series order