MEDIA ALERT
June 6, 2024 

The Order for Season 2 was Announced by BET+ Following a Critically Acclaimed First Season

• BET+ has renewed its darkly comedic drama series “Average Joe” for a second season.
• The series, originally released on June 26, 2023, broke ground for BET+ quickly becoming the #1 scripted drama series on the platform in its debut week. 
• Inspired by the life of creator Robb Cullen, AVERAGE JOE is a darkly comedic, intense one-hour drama set in “The Hill” district of Pittsburgh. Blue-collar plumber, Joe Washington, discovers his recently deceased father lived a secret second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where the money is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that force Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life-or-death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
• Deon Cole is set to reprise his role as “Joe Washington,” a hard-working blue-collar Steelers fan.
• Season one also starred Tammy Townsend, Malcolm Barrett, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Michael Trucco, Ashley Olivia Fisher, Pasha Lychnikoff, and Ashani Perkins.
• Robb Cullen, McG, Corey Marsh, Mary Viola, and Deb Evans will return to executive produce. Rose Catherine Pinkney will executive produce for BET.
• Production for the new season and a premiere will be announced at a later date. 
• Quote from Deon Cole, star of AVERAGE JOE
  “Hold on tight, A LOT OF ACTION! This one will be crazy. Let’s go!”
• Quote from Scott Mills, President and CEO, BET Media Group

“We congratulate the amazing writers, cast, crew, and our production partners for creating such a captivating first season. AVERAGE JOE is a masterclass in storytelling - a thriller anchored in authenticity, friendships and family drama, spiked with perfectly timed moments of humor - all of which resonated tremendously with viewers. 

We are excited to see where the second season will take us.”

ASSETS: 
Link to S1 key art here

Link to S1 episodic images here

Link to S1 trailer here

Deon Cole headshot here