Deli Boys” creator Abdullah Saeed has built a series rife with drugs, violence, and gangland intrigue — so naturally, it’s a comedy. The Onyx Collective series has all the trappings of a gangster drama while maintaining a comedic tone,

Abdullah Saeed wasn’t looking to write a groundbreaking comedy. He was just looking for a job. The “Deli Boys” creator wrote a sample script in 2019, hoping to secure a staff position in a writers' room after transitioning from journalism to screenwriting.

"Deli Boys" creator and former journalist Abdullah Saeed reveals how his sample script became a 10-episode comedy series on Hulu. The show follows two Pakistani-American brothers who inherit their family business and have the shock of their life when they discover their convenience store chain was a front for cocaine distribution.