Overview
- All eight episodes of Season 2 began streaming on Netflix on May 28, 2026, and the season leans into quiet, performance-driven scenes that explore grief and shifting friendships.
- Co-creator Tracey Wigfield confirmed the show’s creators approached David Tennant for a single-scene part, he flew in and filmed the scene in one day, and his appearance has been widely reported.
- The creative team says the finale’s final moment was designed to seed a possible Season 3, but any return remains unconfirmed by Netflix and should be treated as speculation.
- Steve Carell makes a brief surprise return in Season 2 via a flashback sequence, a production choice noted across coverage as a way to deepen the season’s emotional arc.
- Industry coverage notes the series’ pattern of May premieres and suggests that, if Netflix orders another season, new episodes could plausibly arrive around May 2027.