Netflix has commissioned a full second season of hit comedy Scrotal Recall after the first season proved to be a surprise success on the network. The second season will reunite the full cast from season one and will consist of eight brand new episodes.
The commission of a second season comes as somewhat of a surprise to fans due to the fact that the first season aired back in 2014. Season one was originally broadcast on UK television and was aired on the Channel 4 network. Netflix later picked up the series and made all six episodes available in April 2015, and the show became a surprise success for the streaming service. Although Netflix doesn't release ratings numbers, the social media buzz on the show was palpable, and viewing numbers are apparently significant enough that the streaming service decided to save the show from its former one season and done status.
All three of the main stars of the show, Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas and Daniel Ings, will return. The series focuses on Flynn's character Dylan Witter, who, upon discovering he has contracted the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, is instructed to contact all his former sexual partners to inform them that they may have been exposed. Through a series of flashbacks, we witness the various circumstances that led to Flynn's various relationships as he makes his way down the list, supported by his BFFs Evie and Luke, played by Thomas and Ings. As he relives the past, Dylan discovers that the true love he's been searching for may have been there all along.
The new series commission will consist of eight episodes, two more than were produced for season one, and will be a joint production between Netflix and BBC Worldwide America.
"BBC Worldwide North America and Netflix have had a longstanding and successful relationship. We brought Scrotal Recall to Netflix as it is typical of the distinctive and original programming they champion and bring to their viewers. Who can't love Dylan and his band of dysfunctional twentysomething friends as they look for life's answers with a mix of partying and bad mistakes," said executive VP, content production, sales and distribution, Matt Forde.
There's no word yet on when the second season of Scrotal Recall may debut, but given that production has yet to begin, it's safe to say it won't appear on screens until at least late 2016, which will make it over two full years since season one debuted. Impatient fans can take solace in the fact that, as is always the case with Netflix releases, all eight new episodes will be made available for viewing at the same time.
