Kevin is going to F**K himself again. Or at least Annie Murphy’s visibly disturbed wife Allison is going to try and do the deed for her obnoxious husband. AMC Networks announced Friday the series would return for Season 2.
Season 1 of the part multi-cam, part single-cam series followed the story of Allison McRoberts (Murphy), a woman we all grew up believing we knew: the prototypical Sitcom Wife, per AMC’s description. Allison is beautiful and is usually the accepting butt of jokes. She is married to asshole Kevin, played to asshole perfection by Eric Petersen.
The series broke television convention by going back and forth between a typical multi-cam sitcom (Kevin’s world) set up to a much darker platform (Allison’s world). With each episode, we spent more and more time in the latter world as Allison began to wake up.
Along with Murphy, Kevin Can F**K Himself also stars Mary Hollis Inboden (The Real O’Neals) as Patty O’Connor, Allison’s tough, glass-half-empty neighbor who hides an intelligence and dissatisfaction that bonds her to Allison; Eric Petersen (Kirstie) as the protagonist husband Kevin McRoberts, Allison’s husky and “lovable” man-child; Alex Bonifer (Superstore) as Neil O’Connor, the football-loving, beer-swilling, dim-bulb best friend of Kevin; Brian Howe (Chicago Fire) as Pete McRoberts, Kevin’s father with a regressive sense of humor; and Raymond Lee (Here and Now) as Sam Park, a clean-cut, former Worcesterite who has a history with Allison.
The series also featured an appearance in Episode 4 by an actress the Reel 360 team is a fan of – Hilary Barraford.
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According to TheWrap who reported the renewal, the first season of Kevin, which premiered June 20 (and week early on AMC+) and concluded Aug. 1, was the most-watched series on AMC+ and “top acquisition driver for the premium streaming bundle across all major distribution platforms” throughout its eight-episode run. “The show was biggest new series launch in the history of the service and was particularly popular with young, upscale and female-skewing viewers,” per AMC Networks.
Kevin Can F**K Himself was created by Valerie Armstrong (Lodge 49, SEAL Team), who executive produces alongside showrunner Craig DiGregorio, as well as Rashida Jones and Will McCormack through Le Train Train.
The second season, which is filmed in and around Boston, Massachusetts, will debut on AMC and streaming service AMC+ in 2022.
