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The Vince Staples Show Season 2 premieres on Netflix November 6

Published 9 October 2025

Vince Staples returns to television on November 6, when Netflix will premiere the six-episode second season of The Vince Staples Show, the satirical, genre-bending dramedy that follows a heightened, fictionalized version of the Long Beach rapper. A new trailer released Oct. 9 previews a season that mixes dark comedy, violent action and scenes of psychological strain as Staples’ character copes with a recent family tragedy and confronts reminders of a haunted past.

The season opens in the wake of the death of Uncle James, sending Vince on a road trip with his mother, Anita, played by Vanessa Bell Calloway, and his sister, portrayed by Naté Jones. The trailer frames the journey as a search for inner peace that repeatedly collides with chaos, showing Vince moving through ominous sets including an unlit stairwell, a white hallway lined with gold-framed artwork and a hidden entry behind a bookshelf. Moments of tension, peril and abrupt comedic beats suggest a season that will test the boundaries between humor and danger. In a line included in the trailer, a character played by Andrea Ellsworth tells Vince, "You know what, I ain't even think about all the responsibility you got. I'm...

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