'Smiling Friends' Season 2: Premiere Date and What To Expect
The hit Adult Swim show 'Smiling Friends' is back for a new season. Here's a preview and how to watch 'Smiling Friends' on Sling with or without a subscription.
Owing to their surreal humor and elusive tone, certain Adult Swim shows just don’t sound right when you attempt to describe them on the page. Smiling Friends is chief among them. Here’s how the show’s premise is explained on Wikipedia:
The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of a business dedicated to bringing happiness to its customers. A quartet of employees: cynical Charlie, optimistic Pim, deadpan Allan, and minute Glep, along with their eccentric superior Mr. Boss, try to help out the troubled people who call their company's hotline; this usually proves to be more challenging than anticipated due to the often deep-seated nature of their clients' problems.
If that sounds like the delirious gibberish of a fevered child, you’re getting close to the show’s deeply absurd tone. The pilot episode finds the Smiling Friends helping a man so despondent, he keeps a gun to his head throughout dinner and at the amusement park. The second episode features sociopathic TV star Mr. Frog bouncing back from cancel culture by eating his show’s producer live on air (again, these words don’t convey the full experience). It’s dark and bizarre and often hilarious.
And it’s coming back soon for season 2. Here’s what to expect when Smiling Friends returns for its second season next month.
When Does Smiling Friends Season 2 Premiere?
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The second season will premiere Sunday, May 12 at midnight on Adult Swim. Like the first season, Adult Swim will release all episodes at once (with each episode just a quarter-hour, Smiling Friends is perfect for binging). Following the premiere, all episodes of the new season will be available on-demand the next day.
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What to Expect From Season 2 of Smiling Friends
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As part of their annual April Fools’ tradition (the first episode of Smiling Friends premiered with no advance notice on April Fool Day in 2020), Adult Swim shared three episodes from the show’s first season remade with puppets (watch in the video above). Adult Swim also aired the first episode from season 2, which is entitled “Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition DX 4k (Anniversary Director’s Cut).”
That episode finds the Smiling Friends helping a down-on-his-luck video game character, and additional season 2 episodes will feature the gang helping fix “a troubled marriage” and even “the president of the United States.” A quote from the show’s co-creators and stars Michael Cusack (YOLO: Crystal Fantasy) and Zach Hadel (Hellbenders) promises that the new season will be “SOOOOO COOL AND FUN” (emphasis theirs).
How to Watch Smiling Friends Free with Sling Freestream
Perhaps we’ve buried the lede: You can watch select episodes from season one of Smiling Friends for free with Sling Freestream by following this link . Beyond Smiling Friends, Adult Swim on Sling Freestream has dozens of episodes of your favorite adult animation shows, including Rick and Morty, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Boondocks, Ninja Kamui, and many more. Follow this link to create your free account with Sling Freestream.
To watch the premiere of season 2 of Smiling Friends on Sunday, May 12 at midnight on Adult Swim, sign up for Sling today!