AMC Networks has already ordered a second season of Jonathan Glatzer’s new Silicon Valley-set drama The Audacity, well ahead of its April premiere.
Led by a cast that includes Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, Simon Helberg, and Rob Corddry, the AMC Studios series is set for a world premiere at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin this weekend before its broadcast and streaming launch on AMC and AMC+ on April 21.
“Jonathan is one of the smartest, most talented, insightful, and human showrunners we’ve ever worked with,” said Dan McDermott, chief content officer of AMC Networks and president of AMC Studios. “He has created a series that is smart, witty, and nuanced, with dynamic characters, and something to say about our world, and this particular world that has such a huge impact on our culture, our economy, and the very lives we are all living. Season one is fantastic, season two can’t come soon enough. Thank you to Jonathan, Gina, and the incredible cast and crew of The Audacity, for bringing this story and these characters to life.”
Glatzer added, “From the start, The Audacity exists because Kristin Dolan, Dan McDermott, and AMC Networks decided that ‘playing it safe’ is vastly overrated. They’ve enabled me and our fearless cast to dive headfirst into the deep recesses of some beautifully flawed characters, all set against the backdrop of Silicon Valley, which only happens to have the power to shape how we work, argue, date, doomscroll, etc. And now, with this second season pick-up, AMC Networks has stood by their conviction with this wholly original satire. As The Audacity’s creator, I could not be more grateful, but also as a fan of original and slightly dangerous stories, I am ecstatic.”
