In the second episode of “Master of None,” Dev auditions for a film called The Sickening.
The movie is a deliberately absurd black-virus horror film, presented as the kind of low-budget project an aspiring actor might accept while waiting for better opportunities. Dev’s audition and callback are part of the episode “Parents,” which shifts between his professional life and his growing appreciation for what his immigrant parents sacrificed.
The Sickening later becomes a recurring joke in the series. Dev eventually gets a role and attends the film’s premiere, only to discover that his part has been cut from the finished movie. That storyline captures the uncertainty of acting work: even landing a job does not guarantee visibility, success, or a place in the final edit.
The title can be confused with the generic description “the black virus movie,” which characters use when discussing it. That phrase describes the project, but The Sickening is its proper title. The answer is therefore a specific fictional film name, not the title of the episode itself; the episode is called “Parents.”