Apple TV+ announced that its critically acclaimed, hit animated musical comedy series Central Park has been renewed for a third season. From creator, writer and executive producer Loren Bouchard, Josh Gad and Nora Smith, the first three episodes of the second season of the Emmy and NAACP Image Award-nominated series will debut globally Friday, June 25, and new episodes will premiere weekly every Friday.
Additionally, a first look at the second season of the Apple Original series, which boasts a star-studded voice cast that includes Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess and Stanley Tucci, was revealed today.
In S2, the Tillerman family continues to navigate living in and caring for the world’s most famous park. Molly (Raver-Lampman) experiences the trials and tribulations of adolescence, Cole (Burgess) is challenged by a truly embarrassing moment at school, Paige (Hahn) continues to chase down the mayor’s corruption story, and Owen (Odom Jr.) juggles managing the park, his staff and his family all with a smile on his face. Meanwhile, Bitsy (Tucci) inches ever closer to her sinister goal of claiming Central Park as her own; with Helen (Diggs) by her side, eternally wondering whether she’s made it into Bitsy’s will. Every step of the way, we are guided along by our friendly, fumbling, fiddler narrator, Birdie (Gad).
In the first look at the second season, Helen proclaims her love for her hometown in a special song called “Weehawken Rap.”
The complete first season of Central Park is now streaming on Apple TV+. After premiering last May, the show has drawn raves from fans and critics alike who have hailed the series as a “joyful and infectious musical comedy with an all-star cast,” and proclaim that “Central Park will make your heart sing.” The series has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination for star Leslie Odom Jr., and is nominated for this year’s NAACP Image Awards in the Outstanding Animated Series category.
Central Park is written and executive produced by Bouchard, alongside Gad and Smith. Halsted Sullivan, Sanjay Shah and Janelle Momary-Neely also executive produce. The series is produced for Apple by 20th Television.
