Vince Staples’ Eponymous Netflix Series Gets Second Season
Vince Staples‘ eponymous Netflix series has officially received the green light for a second season.
Variety confirmed the news on Thursday (May 30), with Netflix following suit with an Instagram post shortly afterward.
“The Vince Staples Show is back!” Staples said in a statement. “The people have spoken and the most riveting, captivating, and polarizing show on Netflix is returning for season 2. Get ready for hijinks that only a mother can love. Thank you, Netflix!”
The series premiered in February with a short season of just five episodes. Vince himself even joked that there wasn’t even a price range for marketing and advertising, but fortunately the show was a hit.
The Vince Staples Show was initially announced in September 2022, with a press release revealing the series would be loosely primarily based on the rapper’s life and set in Long Beach. Staples will be starring, and also executive creating alongside acclaimed producer and director Kenya Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society.
As he ready for his personal show, Vince Staples had ample time to get his acting chops prepared with a function in the 2023 film White Men Can’t Jump and a recurring spot on Abbott Elementary.
Talking to Rolling Stone earlier this month, Vince reflected on his Netflix show’s good results and added: “I’m grateful. I got to do something that isn’t really done on that network, or just done in general, with trying to break format and conventional comedy. I’m just trying some new things.
“So, I’m very happy that people embraced it, and we’ll see how they feel about it moving forward. We’re still trying to see what’s going to happen with that. But, looking forward to other opportunities in the medium.”
The “Norf Norf” rapper also admitted that he was shocked by how properly the show did.
“I don’t really make things that people [enjoy] like that, just to be honest,” he mentioned. “I think I have a niche fan base. I’ve never had an extreme level of success. So, I’m always open to people not liking something or it not [being digested] right. I was honestly surprised by the way that it was received.”
He continued: “But, yeah, man, I just feel like this show went very well, and especially for first-time writing, first-time producing, first-time starring in all of these things, I’m grateful for that.”
Vince was clear about his wish for a second season back in February.
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He tasked fans with forcing Netflix’s hand as to whether or not or not his critically acclaimed series will be renewed for a different season.
Replying to a fan’s complaint on X (formerly Twitter) about the length of the restricted series — which sits at 5 episode — Staples revealed that was the outcome of a selection created by the streaming platform.
“Netflix didn’t buy anymore episodes so make sure you hit that double thumbs up,” he wrote. “Peer pressure works and I’m tryna re up.”
Fans chimed in to the request, letting each Vince and Netflix know how they felt about the satirical faux docuseries. “@netflix it’s [Black History Month] cough up them episodes as reparations,” replied 1 fan, when a different tweeted, “ur top 3 on trending. Netflix knows the show a hit [flame emoji]”
