Mating Season Season 2: Will Netflix Renew Its Wild Adult Animated Hit?
Will Netflix’s Mating Season get a second date? Here’s where renewal odds stand, when a decision could land, and what a season two might look like.
Netflix just dropped an adult animated series that is absolutely not shy about sex, dating, and all the messy stuff in between. It is called 'Mating Season,' and yes, it is from the 'Big Mouth' brains. If you have questions about a Season 2 already, you are not alone.
So... is Netflix bringing it back?
Short answer: too soon to call. The show only premiered on May 22, and Netflix has not announced a renewal yet. The creators clearly want to keep going, and the Season 1 finale leaves room for more, but greenlights live and die on data we do not have yet.
"We will see how long they let us suck on the teat of that corporation," creator and star Nick Kroll told ScreenRant.
"But if my childhood is any predictor, it will be at least 12 years," Zach Woods (who voices Josh) joked.
What we know right now
- Series: 'Mating Season' (adult animated comedy )
- Creators: Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett (aka the 'Big Mouth' team)
- Studio: Titmouse Inc.
- Announced: April 2025
- Release: May 22, 2026 on Netflix
- Episodes: 10
- Main cast: Zach Woods as Josh the fox; Nick Kroll as Ray the raccoon; June Diane Raphael as Fawn the deer; Sabrina Jalees as Penelope the red fox
- Premise: Four friends try to figure out what love, sex, and commitment even mean anymore, while their animal instincts do not exactly help with good decisions
- Early reception: 67% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes out of the gate
- Viewership: Netflix has not shared streaming numbers yet
Season 1 sets the table for more
By the end of the first season, Josh, Ray, and Fawn each land on clearer takes about how they want to approach relationships. It is not all tied up with a bow, but they get something like conclusions. Penelope, though, is left in a much trickier spot: the finale parks her in a complicated love tangle with Jojo and Summer. That cliffhanger feels tailor-made for a second season to unpack.
What would Season 2 even be?
Assuming Netflix says yes, the creative team could easily widen the circle with new characters and build out the friend group’s world. The show has already staked out its lane: frank, funny, and a little prickly about how transactional modern hookups can feel versus what people actually want. There is more story there, especially with Penelope’s unresolved situation.
Bottom line
'Mating Season' is off to a solid start with critics and a clear runway for more episodes. But until Netflix weighs the numbers and makes a call, it is a waiting game. If you are curious, Season 1 is streaming now, and it is very much the kind of show that could stick around if enough people hit play.