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Party’s over. Apple TV+ has pulled the plug on its murder mystery comedy series “The Afterparty” after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.

The anthology series starred Tiffany Haddish as an ex-cop private eye looking to solve murder cases. Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao also starred as a couple who return to accompany Haddish’s character after getting crossed off the suspect list in Season 1.

Both seasons featured a contained mystery, with single-season main cast members including Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Dave Franco, John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Zach Woods and Vivian Wu.

The series was created by Chris Miller, who executive produced the series alongside Phil Lord under their banner Lord Miller. Aubrey Lee served as producer. Anthony King also served as executive producer.

“We would love to do a Season 3, not only because we have lots of great ideas,...

Apple is breaking up The Afterparty.

The tech giant’s Apple TV+ streaming service has canceled The Afterparty after two seasons. The news comes a month and change after the genre-hopping comedic murder mystery finished its second season.

Sony Pictures Television, which produces the series, will look to find another home for The Afterparty. The show tells a self-contained story with each season.

Created by Chris Miller, who executive produces along with his producing partner Phil Lord, The Afterparty took on a different genre in each episode, depending on which character’s point of view was front and center. Zoë Chao, Sam Richardson and Tiffany Haddish reprised their season one roles in the second installment, which was set at a wedding that’s ruined when the groom turns up dead. The season two cast also features John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall,...

Updated: There will be no third season for Apple TV+s The Afterparty. The streamer has canceled the murder mystery comedy series after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed. The decision comes a month after Season 2 ended its run.

The studio behind the critically praised series, Sony Pictures Television, plans to shop it to other platforms.

Executive producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord and created by Miller, each episode of The Afterparty explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening when a murder occurs — all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective.

While Season 1 of The Afterparty was a breakout with its unconventional structure, creating a pop culture moment and a guessing game who the killer was, Season 2 had a quieter run this summer and could not match the influence of the original installment. It also may have been...

Apple TV+'s The Afterparty is returning for its anticipated second season this summer. A new trailer for the Tiffany Haddish-led murder mystery comedy has just dropped. Haddish returns as Detective Danner, who, this time around, is trying to solve a murder after a groom named Edgar turns up dead at his wedding. Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao, who are reprising their roles as Aniq and Zoë, respectively, are also on the case. As the trailer, which you can watch below, reveals, everyone is a suspect.

Following its January 2022 premiere, season one of The Afterparty became a hit with audiences and critics alike and was quickly renewed for a second season that March. The first season took Detective Danner to a high school reunion, where she was tasked with solving the murder of Xavier, a pop music icon and film star portrayed by Channing Tatum. Each episode recounted a...

A new season of The Afterparty can only mean one thing:

Murder.

Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for the upcoming second season of its broadly acclaimed and global hit murder mystery comedy series, The Afterparty, from Academy Award-winning creators Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

Premiering globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the 10-episode second season of The Afterparty will introduce a new mystery, new characters, and new episodes told through popular film genres.

The Afterparty Season 2 will make its global debut with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through September 6, 2023.

Created by Miller, each episode of The Afterparty is a genre-bending comedy that explores a different character's account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller's perspective.

Stars Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, and Zoë Chao reprise their roles for season two,...

Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao are gearing up to solve another murder mystery in the trailer for Season 2 of “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+.

After showcasing a refreshing, genre-blending format in Season 1, “The Afterparty” is back for a second season and — you guessed it — someone dies, again. The first season was highly acclaimed, with standout characters like Haddish’s Detective Danner and Richardson’s Aniq quickly catching audiences’ attention.

Season 2 will premiere on Wednesday, June 12, with two brand new episodes, followed by one weekly episode every Wednesday through Sept. 6.

The first official trailer sees Haddish back as her detective character, this time to get to the bottom of a wedding turned deadly for the groom. Throughout the 10 episodes, wedding guests will share their sides of what happened at the crime scene, all with their own unique perspectives.

In addition to the Season 1 stars, Haddish, Richardson and Chao are joined by Elizabeth Perkins,...