The Rehearsal by Nathan Fielder will return for a second season, according to HBO. The Rehearsal, a much-debated mix of reality TV, comedy, and documentaries, made headlines when it aired in July. To assist participants to prepare for upcoming real-life confrontations that they are anxious about, the main plot sees series creator Nathan Fielder stage extensive rehearsals, complete with replica sets of real buildings and situations. For example, Fielder imitates a trivia night atmosphere in the first episode to assist a nervous contestant in telling the truth to a buddy about a lie.
HBO has reportedly announced that The Rehearsal has been extended for season 2. The information is released in advance of the eagerly awaited first season finale, which collects after breakout performer Angela quit The Rehearsal because of creative disputes with Fielder. The senior vice-president of HBO programming, Amy Gravitt, recognized the peculiar concept of the show in a statement, saying, in part, “we have no idea where season two will take us.”
Gravitt also complimented Fielder for the lively internet debates that The Rehearsal has provoked. Fielder is interested in fusing reality and scripted television, as he has done with Comedy Central’s Nathan For You in the past. He thus produced a work that ranges from being personally confessional to be exceptionally strange.
But on a more basic level, Fielder’s wonderfully timed asides and his team’s efforts to meticulously recreate even the most trivial details have made The Rehearsal usually hilarious. Fortunately, this information reassures watchers that TV’s most deliciously odd show will return for another season.
