HBO Renews Late-Night Series ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ for Season 2 – Watch a Teaser (Video)

Sketch show tackles “patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality,” among other themes

HBO has renewed sketch series “Random Acts of Flyness” for a second season.

“We couldn’t be happier with the response to ‘Random Acts of Flyness’ – it’s struck such a powerful chord with our viewers,” said Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming. “We’re thrilled to bring Terence and his team back for a second season of this provocative, remarkable series.”

From Terence Nance, “Random Acts of Kindness” explores “patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality from a new, thought-provoking perspective,” per its description.

Here’s more: A fluid, stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape, “Random Acts of Flyness” features a handful of interconnected vignettes in each episode, showcasing an ensemble cast of emerging and established talent. The show is a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation. Nance and his collaborators weave together such themes as ancestral trauma, history, death, the singularity, romance and more, creating a television show like nothing seen before.

Nance created, wrote, directed and executive produced Season 1. MVMT produces the series in association with A24.

Tamir Muhammad, Jamund Washington, Kishori Rajan, Kelley Robins Hicks, Chanelle Aponte Pearson, Ravi Nandan and John Hodges were the non-Nance executive producers on its first run.

Frances Bodomo, Mariama Diallo, Shaka King, Darius Clark Monroe, Nelson Nance, Naima Ramos-Chapman and Jamund Washington were the other writers.

Bodomo, Diallo, King, Clark Monroe, Ramos-Chapman and Washington were the other directors.

“Random Acts of Flyness” airs Fridays at midnight ET on HBO.

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