The second season of Central Park begins on June 25th on Apple TV+, a 20th Television Animation production. In advance of the second season premiere, the creative team and members of the voice cast hosted a first look conversation at the ATX Television Festival. Joining creator Loren Bouchard and producers Kelvin Yu and Steven Davis were Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., and Tituss Burgess.
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The majority of the panel included conversations about the great response from the first season and how passionate they are about this project. On June 25th, fans can stream the first three episodes of season two, with new episodes premiering one per week for seven weeks afterwards. The second half of season two will be released later in 2021 and the creators are already at work on a third season.
There were two big reveals from the presentation, the first being the guest songwriters joining the animated musical’s second season. One name you won’t see this season is Dolly Parton, who was very interested in writing a song for the show, but things didn’t work out (There’s always season three).
Central Park Season 2 Songwriters:
- Big Boy
- Michael Buble
- Danny Elfman
- Wyclef Jean
- Ingrid Michaelson
- Shaggy
- Regina Spector
- Rufus Wainwright
- Don’t Stop or We’ll Die
- Tank and the Bangas
- They Might Be Giants
- Supercommuter
The other big reveal was about the guest stars fans will hear during the second season, which includes a few returning voice actors.
Central Park Season 2 Guest Stars:
- Ed Asner
- Yvette Nicole Brown
- Ellie Kemper
- Thomas Lennon
- Jennifer Lewis
- Patti LuPone
- Catherine O’Hara
- Billie Porter
Another fun reveal, Catherine O’Hara sings a song written by Danny Elfman in the show, the first time the two have collaborated on new music since The Nightmare Before Christmas.