Max announced today thatRap Sh!tfans will have to wait three more months until they’re finally able to watch Season 2. Originally slated for an August 10 premiere, the series created byIssa Rae(Insecure) will now come to the streaming platform on November 9.Rap Sh!twill premiere with two episodes and new episodes will roll out weekly until December 21.
The series centers around a duo ofBlack singerswho do their best to survive and thrive in themusic industry. In Season 2, we’ll get to see Mia (KaMillion) and Shawna (Aida Osman) go on tour as they see their career take off – but that means they’ll also have to deal with problems they never saw coming.
We’ve learned the shift in release dates is directly related to the ongoingactors’ and writers’ strike. The show has been shifted to later in the year with the hope that the strike will be resolved by that date. The stoppage has alreadyaffected the productionof most TV series and movies in Hollywood, which has already prompted studios to modify the release dates of several of its titles. The change inRap Sh!tSeason 2 will probably fill a gap that Max will have at the end of the year.
The cast of Rap Sh!t also featuresJonica Booth(Mrs. Davis) as Chastity,RJ Cyler(Power Rangers) as Lamont andDaniel Augustin(How I Met Your Father) as Maurice. Season 2 is showrun bySyreeta Singleton, who was also a writer on Issa Rae’s breakout seriesInsecure– which you cannow stream on Netflix– and Apple TV+ animated musical comedyCentral Park.
Max premieres Season 2 ofRap Sh!ton November 9 with two episodes. The additional 6 episodes are set to roll out weekly every Thursday. You can watch a trailer (with the old release date) below:
Check out the official synopsis here:
RAP SH!T follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna and Mia, who reunite to form a rap group. In their rise to fame, Shawna and Mia find themselves at a pivotal moment in their rap career as they are forced to decide if they will stay true to themselves or conform to the demands of the music industry.
