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Returning: Homecoming

Janelle Monáe stars in Season 2 of Amazon Prime's psychological thriller.

Season two of psychological thriller Homecoming begins in May with a new mystery that stars Janelle Monáe.

Returning cast include Stephan James and Hong Chau. Joining the cast are Chris Cooper and Joan Cusack.

The critically-acclaimed series Homecoming returns for its second season with a fresh new mystery and an exciting new star, Janelle Monáe. Her character wakes in a rowboat adrift a lake, with no memory of how she got there — or even who she is. Her ensuing search for identity will lead her into the heart of the Geist Group, the unconventional wellness company behind the Homecoming Initiative.

The second season finds Stephan James reprising his role as Walter Cruz, who is trying to build a new life following the traumas of war and the Homecoming Initiative, when he begins to realize that there’s an even more insidious version of the program underway – if only he can remember. Hong Chau returns as Audrey Temple, an anonymous underling at Geist who finds herself thrust into unexpected positions at the top of the corporate ladder. Joining the cast for season Two are Oscar-winner Chris Cooper as Leonard Geist, the company’s eccentric founder; and Emmy-winner Joan Cusack as Francine Bunda, an equally eccentric military woman.

Homecoming’s co-showrunners and executive producers are Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, who are also the creators of the Gimlet Media podcast upon which the show is based. All episodes of the second season are directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, who also serves as Executive Producer. Homecoming is co-produced by Amazon Studios and UCP and executive produced by, in addition to those already named: Julia Roberts through her production company Red Om Films, Sam Esmail through his production company Esmail Corp, Chad Hamilton of Anonymous Content, and Chris Giliberti, Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber of Gimlet Media.

Friday May 22 on Amazon Prime.

4 Responses

  1. Did anyone here watch the 1st season with Julia Roberts? It’s extremely well reviewed, but hasn’t seemed to garner a lot of attention on this site. In fact, this is the 4th article David has posted on this show and my words here are the first comments at all.

    1. I’ve seen it, Davey, it’s a fantastic show, one of my favourites from 2018. Worked well as a stand-alone season, in my opinion. A bit concerned about how good this season will be without Julia Roberts in it and Sam Esmail directing though.

    2. I really enjoyed the first season too. Despite Julia’s superstar status, her acting of her difficult character was perfectly executed and suitably understated.
      Keen on more from Esmail.

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