Avenue 5’s Season 2 Trailer Promises Complete Anarchy in Outer Space

It’s been so lengthy since Avenue 5‘s first season aired (and a lot has occurred on the earth since March 2020), however we do bear in mind a) we loved the near-future comedy’s batty characters, most of whom are trapped aboard a disastrous luxurious area cruise; and b) the plot ended on a hell of a cliffhanger.

The present’s second and closing season has a trailer eventually, and issues have undoubtedly gotten (hilariously) worse for everybody, particularly Avenue 5‘s flustered captain, performed by Hugh Laurie—who nonetheless has to determine the way to inform the more and more agitated crew and passengers that they will’t return to Earth for eight years, reasonably than the supposed journey size of eight weeks. Plus, the meals provide is working out… and so they is likely to be on a collision course with the solar?

“The twilight of the moron tyrant is upon us!”

Here’s what HBO has to say about season two: “Avenue 5 takes us to a not-so-distant future where space tourism is a booming business. While manning a luxury spacecraft owned by Herman Judd (Josh Gad), Captain Ryan Clark (Hugh Laurie) finds himself in over his head when the ship is thrown disastrously off-course—turning what was meant to be an eight-week cruise into an eight-year journey. Picking up five months after failing to reroute the vessel, season two follows the crew—including fiery engineer Billie (Lenora Crichlow), unpredictable head of customer relations Matt (Zach Woods), and faithful right-hand Iris (Suzy Nakamura)—as they struggle to lead, calm, control, and, if need be, hide from increasingly unruly passengers. On Earth, they’re lauded as heroes, and in space, everyone can hear them scream.”

The remainder of the ensemble forged consists of Rebecca Front, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Ethan Phillips, plus visitor stars Andy Buckley, Jessica St. Clair, Kyle Bornheimer, Adam Pålsson, Daisy May Cooper, Lucy Punch, Leila Farzad, Jonathan Aris, and Arsher Ali.

Created by Armando Iannucci—who has a superhero satire collection within the works as his subsequent HBO undertaking—the eight-episode second season of Avenue 5 hits HBO and HBO Max on October 10.

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