Every once in a while, something new like Apple TV Plus' The Afterparty will come out that proves humankind's creativity hasn't diminished over years of Batman reboots and Star Wars spinoffs. In fact, sometimes, the most satisfying new ideas can come from within these familiar properties. Sure, it's great to get a completely new and fresh experience like Everything Everywhere All At Once. But that requires constant innovation, and human brains need to slow down and make another Transformers movie every once in a while to stay fresh.
So it's in new takes on familiar formulas that true creative mastery is often at its peak. Movies like Knives Out and The Last Jedi along with other, less Rian Johnson-y offerings like animation masterclass The Mitchells vs. the Machines have proven that art doesn't necessarily require a blank canvas. So when Apple TV Plus' The Afterparty made its debut, that feeling of finding something fresh came roaring back. Now that it's got another season coming, the show's creators are ready to tease what's to come in this innovative murder mystery series.
What Other TV Comedies Can Learn From The Afterparty
Chris Miller, the show's creator and director, recently spoke with Variety about what to expect from The Afterparty going forward. A second season was quickly confirmed with Tiffany Haddish returning as Detective Danner, but according to Miller, she won't be the only one coming back. «There will be returning actors beyond Tiffany and a whole bunch of new folks as well,» the director said when asked about familiar faces. Naturally, this early on in production, not much can really be said, which is a song stuck in the heads of many movie and TV buffs out there. But many have speculated that Sam
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