The Rundown With Robin Thede producer Brittany Scott Smith take over for Davis in helming the six new episodes. But the series retains the cohesion, rapid-fire energy, and mix of culturally specific and universal humor that made the first season uproarious and a joy to watch. All of the show’s strengths are on display in its second season: crack timing, excellent cast chemistry, surprises both whimsical and profound, and a knack for esoteric jokes (who knew the Eucharist could be so funny? Thede, Black, and Townsend, that’s who).
Viewers can look forward to new outings for season-one breakout Trinity, The Invisible Spy (created and portrayed by Black), as well as Chris (one of Thede’s many guises), a young man whose devotion to his wife Lashel (Brunson) is the one of the few things he willingly communicates. Absent a lectern, Dr. Hadassah Olayinka Ali-Youngman settles for a table (where she’s joined by Gabrielle Union). The progressive, highly organized Reefs return, swaddl