Vince Staples‘ eponymous Netflix series has officially received the green light for a second season.
Variety confirmed the news on Thursday (May 30), with Netflix following suit with an Instagram post shortly afterward.
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“The Vince Staples Show is back!” Staples said in a statement. “The people have spoken and the most riveting, captivating, and polarizing show on Netflix is returning for season 2. Get ready for hijinks that only a mother can love. Thank you, Netflix!”
The series premiered in February with a short season of just five episodes. Vince himself even joked that there wasn’t even a budget for marketing, but luckily the show was a hit.
The Vince Staples Show was first announced in September 2022, with a press release revealing the series would be loosely based on the rapper’s life and set in Long Beach. Staples will be starring, and also executive producing alongside acclaimed producer and director Kenya Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society.
As he prepared for his own show, Vince Staples had ample time to get his acting chops ready with a role in the 2023 film White Men Can’t Jump and a recurring spot on Abbott Elementary.
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Talking to Rolling Stone earlier this month, Vince reflected on his Netflix show’s success and added: “I’m grateful. I got to do something that isn’t really done on that network, or just done in general, with trying to break format and conventional comedy. I’m just trying some new things.
“So, I’m very happy that people embraced it, and we’ll see how they feel about it moving forward. We’re still trying to see what’s going to happen with that. But, looking forward to other opportunities in the medium.”
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The “Norf Norf” rapper also admitted that he was surprised by how well the show did.
“I don’t really make things that people [enjoy] like that, just to be honest,” he said. “I think I have a niche fan base. I’ve never had an extreme level of success. So, I’m always open to people not liking something or it not [being digested] right. I was honestly surprised by the way that it was received.”
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He continued: “But, yeah, man, I just feel like this show went very well, and especially for first-time writing, first-time producing, first-time starring in all of these things, I’m grateful for that.”
Vince was clear about his desire for a second season back in February.
He tasked fans with forcing Netflix’s hand as to whether or not his critically acclaimed series will be renewed for another season.
Replying to a fan’s complaint on X (formerly Twitter) about the length of the limited series — which sits at five episode — Staples revealed that was the result of a decision made by the streaming platform.
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“Netflix didn’t buy anymore episodes so make sure you hit that double thumbs up,” he wrote. “Peer pressure works and I’m tryna re up.”
Fans chimed in to the request, letting both Vince and Netflix know how they felt about the satirical faux docuseries. “@netflix it’s [Black History Month] cough up them episodes as reparations,” replied one fan, while another tweeted, “ur top 3 on trending. Netflix knows the show a hit [flame emoji]”
