‘Killing It’ Starring Craig Robinson Renewed for Season 2 at Peacock
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter“Killing It” has been renewed for Season 2 at Peacock, Variety has learned.Series star Craig Robinson will return for the second season, with the first season having launched back in April.
The first season consisted of 10 episodes. The series hails from Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, who will return for Season 2 as co-showrunners and executive producers.“We knew we had a rare gem with ‘Killing It’ and are thrilled Peacock audiences sank their teeth into this series, led by comedic legend Craig Robinson,” said Susan Rovner, chairman of Entertainment Content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We can’t wait to tell more twists and turns of one person’s hilarious, persistent pursuit of the American dream, from the incomparable creative minds of Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici and our partners at UTV, as Peacock continues to be a home for unique, thought-provoking and humor-filled comedies.” Robinson stars in the series as Craig, a perennial underdog in pursuit of the American Dream.
To that end, he decides to enter a snake hunting competition in Florida to win $20,000. Along with Robinson, the series stars Rell Battle, Claudia O’Doherty, Scott MacArthur, Stephanie Nogueras, Wyatt Walter, and Jet Miller.“We are immensely grateful to everyone at Universal Television and Peacock,” Goor and Tredici said. “‘Snake-based economic satire’ isn’t exactly a familiar, beloved genre of television comedy, but they were fully behind the project from the start.
We can’t wait to make more!”Along with Goor and Tredici, Robinson, Mark Schulman, and Mo Marable serve as executive producers on “Killing It.” Marable also directed the first three episodes.
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