David Farnor | On 07, Jun 2023

The Afterparty will be kicking off again this July, and a new trailer gives us a first look at Season 2 in action.

Created and directed by Chris Miller, The Afterparty’s first season unravelled a murder mystery at a high school reunion. Each episode explored a different character’s account of the fateful evening in question, all through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. The first season starred Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou and Dave Franco.

Sam Richardson and Zöe Chao will reprise their roles, alongside Haddish as Detective Danner, who investigates a murder at a wedding. When the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect, Detective Danner helps 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.

Joining the cast will be John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Zach Woods and Vivian Wu. You can see them in action on 12th July, when the first two episodes arrive on Apple TV+, followed by weekly episodes until the finale on 6th September.

Here’s the trailer:

 

Apple lines up cast for The Afterparty Season 2

28th April 2022

Apple TV+ is lining up the cast for Season 2 of The Afterparty, with new faces joining some familiar party guests from Season 1.

Created and directed by Chris Miller, The Afterparty’s first season unravelled a murder mystery at a high school reunion. Each episode explored a different character’s account of the fateful evening in question, all through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. The first season starred Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou and Dave Franco.

Apple swiftly renewed the show for a second season, with Sam Richardson and Zöe Chao both set to reprise their roles. Seven other actors have also joined the cast, including Elizabeth Perkins, Zach Woods, Poppy Liu, Paul Walter Hauser, Anna Konkle, Jack Whitehall and Vivian Wu.

Perkins (Truth Be Told) will play Isabel, Woods (Silicon Valley) will play Edgar. Liu (Better Call Saul) will play Grace, Hauser (Cobra Kai) will play Travis, Konkle (Pen15) will play Hannah, Whitehall (Jungle Cruise) will play Sebastian and Wu (Away) will play Vivian. Richardson and Chao will once again play hopeful couple Aniq and Zoe. Season 2 will follow Haddish’s Detective Danner as she investigates a murder at a wedding.

Apple has ordered 10 episodes, with Miller and Phil Lord executive producing, alongside Anthony King (Search Party) who will serve as co-showrunner with Miller.

 

Apple TV+ renews The Afterparty for Season 2

3rd March 2022

The Afterparty is only getting started over at Apple TV+, with the murder-mystery comedy renewed for a Season 2.

Created and directed by Miller, The Afterparty unravels a murder mystery at a high school reunion. Each episode explores a different character’s account of the fateful evening in question, all through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. The first season stars comedy greats Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou and Dave Franco.

“This self-aware murder mystery comedy is a hilarious, inventive ride,” we wrote in our review.

In this week’s season finale, an unexpected witness will emerge to help Detective Danner (Haddish) piece together the true story behind Xavier’s demise. Before then, though, Apple TV+ has announced an early renewal of the show, with Detective Danner back on the case once more.

The series hails from Chris Miller and Phil Lord, and TriStar TV and Sony Pictures Television. In addition to directing, Miller serves as showrunner and is executive producing alongside Lord through the pair’s production banner, Lord Miller. Writer, producer and performer Anthony King (Search Party, Dead to Me) also executive produces the series. Lord Miller’s SVP of Television Aubrey Lee is a producer on the series, which is produced for Apple by TriStar TV and Sony Pictures Television as part of Lord and Miller’s five-year overall TV deal.

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