Amazon Renews Tracy Oliver’s ‘Harlem’ For 2nd Season

Tracy Oliver’s hit comedy ‘Harlem’ has been picked up by Amazon’s Prime Video for a second season.

The show, which is created, written, and executive produced by Oliver, Harlem surrounds the lives of four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends who live in Harlem.

Meagan Good plays Camille, a popular young anthropology professor at Columbia University who has extensive knowledge of the dating norms across many cultures but has struggled with her own love life.

Tye (Jerrie Johnson) is a successful creator of a queer dating app. Quinn, who is played by Grace Byers, is a hopeless romantic and a trust-fund fashion designer who wants to give back to the world while also running a struggling business.

Angie (Shoniqua Shandai) is the show’s confident and filter-free singer/actress who lives rent-free with Quinn.

Together, the girlfriends level up from their 20s into the next phases of their lives, including their careers, relationships, and big-city dreams.

The group of girls will return in season 2 as they continue to rise in New York’s bustling Harlem city, Deadline reported.

The show sparked social media buzz after it premiered last year, with much of the feedback focused on celebrating the show for highlighting Black joy.

Harlem has also scored a GLAAD Award nomination for its inclusive LGBTQIA+ storyline, which includes a queer character as one of the lead roles, and an NAACP Award nomination for its authentic representation of Black culture.

“When I walked into a bar in Harlem and overheard folks excitedly discussing the show, I knew we had a hit,” said Oliver. “Harlem has resonated with so many people, and I’m beyond grateful to Amazon for giving it a second season. Most of all, I’m excited to reunite with the beautiful cast.”

“Culturally relevant, critically acclaimed and hysterical, Harlem and Tracy Oliver accomplished something very special with the first season of this show,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios. “Tackling real-life strife with levity and laughs, the show means so much to our global Prime Video customers and perfectly fits the types of stories we aim to tell. We look forward to following the Season 2 journey of Camille, Quinn, Angie, and Tye and giving fans more reasons to laugh out loud as they cheer on these four dynamic Black women doing it their way.”