Trailer: American Vandal Season 2 set for September release
David Farnor | On 22, Aug 2018
“It’s poop. But it goes a lot deeper than that.” That’s the sound of American Vandal returning to Netflix this September for a second season.
The true crime satire, co-created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda and produced by Funny or Die, was one of Netflix’s unlikeliest successes last year. It explored the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalised with phallic images. Now, Season 2 is heading back into the canteen of lies, as teens Peter Maldonado and Sam Ecklund point their investigative lens at St. Bernardine, a private high school recently terrorised by a vandal known only as The Turd Burglar. Kevin McClain, a junior, has been expelled and awaits trial for the crimes. But is justice being served? Is the system rigged against the disenfranchised? And who is The Turd Burglar?
Season 2 premieres on Netflix on Friday 14th September. Here’s the trailer:
American Vandal: Season 2 is available to watch on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.
Travis Tope and Melvin Gregg to lead American Vandal Season 2
15th March 2018
Travis Tope and Melvin Gregg will star in Season 2 of Netflix’s American Vandal.
The true crime satire, co-created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda and produced by Funny or Die, was one of Netflix’s unlikeliest successes last year. It explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalised with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode first season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigated the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of troubled senior (and known dick-drawer) Dylan Maxwell.
The series, though, turned out to be not quite what was expected.
“Tony Yacenda’s direction is so good at apeing the thing he’s parodying that this essentially becomes a normal,” we wrote in our review. “It’s less a spoof of true crime and more a satire of teen life. Because in trying to flesh out its world to support such in-depth faux-detective work, American Vandal has to construct a modern on-screen high school that rings with authenticity… What Netflix’s true crime spoof lacks in laughs it makes up for with honest insights into teen life.”
Netflix swiftly renewed it for a second season and now, it’s assembling the cast to lead it. Heading up the ensemble are Travis Tope and Melvin Gregg. Tope, who was recently seen in Independence Day: Resurgence and Jason Reitman’s Men Women & Children, and Boardwalk Empire, will play the fedora-wearing, pocket-watch carrying high-school junior Ethan. Gregg, who can currently be seen in UnReal and previously starred in Hulu’s Freakish will play a fellow junior and top basketball player.
Dan Lagana will return as showrunner for Season 2, and will also serve as exec producer alongside Perrault, Joe Farrell, Ari Lubet, Josh Lieberman and Michael Rotenberg.
American Vandal renewed for Season 2
27th October 2017
American Vandal will return for a second season.
Netflix’s true crime spoof explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalised with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of troubled senior (and known dick-drawer) Dylan Maxwell.
The eight-episode scripted comedy from Funny or Die and CBS is co-created by Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), with Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) on showrunner duties. All three are exec-producers on the project. The show stars Tyler Alvarez, Eduardo Franco, Griffin Gluck, Camille Hyde and more.
The series, though, turned out to be not quite what was expected.
“Tony Yacenda’s direction is so good at apeing the thing he’s parodying that this essentially becomes a normal,” we wrote in our review. “It’s less a spoof of true crime and more a satire of teen life. Because in trying to flesh out its world to support such in-depth faux-detective work, American Vandal has to construct a modern on-screen high school that rings with authenticity… What Netflix’s true crime spoof lacks in laughs it makes up for with honest insights into teen life.”
Now, we’ll get the chance to delve deeper into that world, following the ambiguous but potentially dramatic revelations at the end of Season 1, with Netflix announcing that the show has been renewed for a sophomore run, which will arrive in 2018.
Here’s a video announcing the renewal:
American Vandal: Netflix and Funny or Die team up for true crime satire
5th August 2017
Netflix and Funny or Die are teaming up for a satire of TV’s true crime craze.
Titled American Vandal, the half-hour spoof documentary explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalised with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of troubled senior (and known dick-drawer) Dylan Maxwell.
Not unlike its now iconic true-crime predecessors, the series will leave one question on everyone’s minds until the very end: Who drew the dicks?
The eight-episode scripted comedy from Funny or Die and CBS is co-created by Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), with Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) on showrunner duties. All three are exec-producers on the project. The show stars Tyler Alvarez, Eduardo Franco, Griffin Gluck, Camille Hyde and more.
Judging by the trailer, released this weekend by Netflix, the result promises to be as filled with toilet humour as it is topical insight. The idea of spoofing the true crime serials that have proven hugely popular, from The Jinx to The People vs. OJ Simpson (not to mention podcast Serial), is nothing new: BBC Three released a six-episode mockumentary Sexy Crime last year, starring Rich Fulcher. Netflix’s own effort, though, comes with some added clout, as the streaming service is currently preparing to launch Season 2 of its own hit true crime documentary, Making a Murderer. You can read more about what’s happening with that here – or, for a more serious takedown of the world’s true crime obsession, see Casting JonBenet, a Netflix original documentary.
American Vandal premieres on Netflix on Friday 15th September. Here’s the trailer: