Season two of Apple TV+’s critically acclaimed comedy The Afterparty will premiere on Friday, April 28, 2023. The new season features returning cast members Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, and Zoë Chao, along with a batch of new players who’ll be involved in a murder mystery.
Dave Franco played a rich douchebag pop star who was murdered at a high school reunion afterparty he hosted at his massive home in season one. Season two will focus on the events surrounding the murder of a groom at his wedding. The 10-episode new season will stick with season one’s format, with each episode told from a different character’s point of view via a specific film genre.
Joining in the fun for season two are Elizabeth Perkins, Zach Woods, Paul Walter Hauser, Poppy Liu, Anna Konkle, Jack Whitehall, Vivian Wu, John Cho, and Ken Jeong. Oscar winner Chris Miller created the series and serves as an executive producer along with his filmmaking partner Phil Lord and Emmy nominee Anthony King. Miller and King are the co-showrunners.
During a 2022 press conference, Phil Lord joked that they have “seven seasons and a movie worth of genres” in mind that they weren’t able to include in the first season. Miller mentioned he’d love to do a full-on film noir episode, but whether that made the cut for season two hasn’t been revealed.
If it were up to Tiffany Haddish, season two would include something magical. “I would love to have done fantasy…a Dungeons and Dragons episode, in particular. I love playing Dungeons and Dragons,” said Haddish.
Apple TV+ offered the following description of the upcoming season:
“In season two, a wedding is ruined when the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Richardson) and Zoë (Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers, and business partners, and hearing each suspect’s retelling of the weekend, each with their own unique perspective and visual style.”
The first two episodes will be released on April 28th followed by one a week leading up to the June 23rd season finale.
