Paramount+ has released the official trailer for Season 2 of Average Joe, the comedy thriller starring Emmy Award-nominated writer, actor and comedian Deon Cole. The eight-episode second season premieres globally on Wednesday, August 19 with two episodes at launch, followed by weekly installments every Wednesday.
After the explosive events of Season 1, Joe Washington and his crew find themselves heading to Cape Town, South Africa after a mysterious threat targets his family. What starts as a search for answers quickly spirals into a dangerous adventure involving international criminals, powerful enemies and long-buried secrets. Joe, Leon, Cathy and Touch find themselves dodging assassins and outrunning bounty hunters across the city as the chaos around them continues to escalate. Because for Joe Washington, nothing is ever average.
Two new faces are joining the ensemble for Season 2. Katlego Lebogang comes aboard as Imani, a young woman whose connection to Joe’s family upends everything he thought he knew about his past. Hakeem Kae-Kazim, widely recognized for his role in Hotel Rwanda and appearances in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and 24, joins as Sipho, a powerful Cape Town crime boss whose pursuit of Joe and the gang threatens to unravel their lives. Returning alongside Cole are Malcolm Barrett, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams and Michael Trucco.
Created by Robb Cullen, Season 1 debuted to strong reviews, landing an 86 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes and becoming the number one scripted drama on BET+ in its debut week. The series moved to Paramount+ following the shuttering of BET+ after Paramount bought out Tyler Perry Studios’ minority stake in the platform.
Average Joe is executive produced by Cullen, Cole, Eric Dean Seaton and Tyrone Finch, along with Deb Evans for DAE Light Media and McG, Corey Marsh and Mary Viola for Wonderland Sound and Vision. The series is produced by Wonderland Sound and Vision and DAE Light Media in association with BET Studios.
Average Joe Season 2 premieres August 19 on Paramount+.