Paramount+ has announced the August premiere of season 2 of the action-comedy thriller Average Joe.
Starring Deon Cole, the eight-episode second season will premiere on Paramount+ on Wednesday, August 19, with two episodes, Deadline reports.
Afterwards, weekly episodes will drop every Wednesday.
Created by Robb Cullen, Average Joe garnered strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), as the #1 scripted drama series on BET+ in its debut week. The show officially moved to Paramount+ in June, “after Paramount bought out Tyler Perry Studios’ minority stake in the platform.”
Cole shared his excitement in a post on Instagram.
“MAAN YALL IN FOR A RIDE,” Cole wrote. “EVERYONE, PLEASE COME AND CONTINUE THIS JOURNEY WITH US. PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD AS WELL. THANK YOU .”
In Season 1, Cole stars as Joe Washington, a blue-collar plumber in Pittsburgh whose mundane life is upended following the sudden death of his father. Joe quickly uncovers a massive family secret: his late dad was working for the Russian mob and skimmed $10 million along with a luxury Lamborghini right before he died. When the ruthless syndicate comes knocking to collect the debt, Joe is dragged into an underworld of violence, body disposal, and frantic money hunts.
Surrounded by his close-knit circle—including his wife Angela (Tammy Townsend), his brother Leon (Keraun Harris), and his conflicted cop buddy Touch (Malcolm Barrett)—Joe tries to protect his family. He’s also navigating an escalating web of crime that slowly corrupts everyone it touches, building to an explosive, cliffhanger finale.
COLE IS AN ACCLAIMED WRITER, COMEDIAN, AND ACTOR
An Emmy-nominee, Cole broke onto the national stage as a writer and performer for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Conan. For his work, he earned multiple Writers Guild of America Award nominations.
As an actor, Cole played Charlie Telphy on ABC’s hit sitcom Black-ish and its spin-off Grown-ish. The role earned him three consecutive NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor .
He also starred in the Barbershop franchise, Netflix’s The Harder They Fall, and The Color Purple.