After years of waiting and hearing about Season 2 of "The Disappointments," it's finally (almost) here. I'm bummed that creator/star Rich Burns was not able to procure a streaming deal for the series -- it's awfully good, so it seemed inevitable that he eventually would -- but heartened that fans, both patient and new, are being treated with fleshed out recuts of the first season in the run-up to the second season premiere.
From a release:
"The Disappointments," from creator/director Rich Burns, is the Humanitas Prize-winning digital series about three middle-aged gay best friends trying to figure out how to live their best lives. The first episode of the Director’s Cut of Season One is available to stream on YouTube now with additional episodes being released on Sundays at 1pm ET / 10am PT leading into the Season Two streaming premiere of the show on March 22.
About the Director’s Cut of Season One of the series, Burns shares:
“What really excited me about this re-edit was being able to go back in and restore the show to full-length episodes - reordering scenes for a better flow, putting back in deleted scenes that I always missed, and expanding moments that were shortened for runtime. It plays so much better now. It's funnier, sexier and more emotional, and it is more in line with the story I wanted to tell. For both previous viewers and people new to the series, it's a must see. It feels like a new show.”
Watch the first episode of Season One’s Director’s Cut of "The Disappointments" HERE
About what to expect from the upcoming Season Two, Burns says:
“We ended Season One with a big cliffhanger -- a time jump, where we see Ray and Dwight were broken up with no explanation. In Season Two, we see what went down between them and what comes next. This season will also dive more deeply into the lives and careers of Ray, James, and Gary. We see them in new and challenging work settings, and getting promising opportunities that could help them turn their lives around. I'm really excited for people to see the incredible work our cast and crew have done, and I can’t wait for viewers to meet all the new characters who bring the laughs and conflict and more heart and more drama. Season Two is definitely a big step up.”
SEASON 2 SYNOPSIS
Ray, Gary and James each find themselves with new and exciting employment possibilities that could actually turn their disappointing lives around while also managing new challenges in their personal lives: Ray, struggling to move on after his breakup with Dwight, lands a job writing on a girls’ animated series and discovers he's an awkward fit in a room full of Gen-Z writers. Gary finds himself hired to be the co-host of a talk show and prepares to shoot the pilot while a very unexpected relationship sprouts up in his life. And newly-licensed real estate agent James manages to find a mentor in a prestigious Beverly Hills realty firm, only for complications to arise when the two men enter into a kinky sexual affair.
