Clone High Season 2: The Return of the Clones!
After 20 long years, Clone High is finally back with a new season premiering on Max (HBO Max) on May 23rd, 2023. The second season takes viewers back to the world of cloned historical figures in high school together, who have been thawed out after being frozen for two decades. Here’s everything we know about the Clone High continuation so far.
General premise
The show’s first season starts with a mad scientist trying to raise an army using clones of notable historical figures. Unfortunately, they can’t make the clones fully grown and instead have to raise them from birth to adulthood.
Continuation of the story
Acting as more of a continuation and less of a reboot, the second season picks back up with the same set of clones 20 years after the original experiment was put on ice. Now, Joan, JFK, Abe, and Cleo have been thawed out to resume school with their new clone classmates, all while navigating a new set of cultural norms and overly dramatic teen relationships.
The creators are back
The show’s original creators, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will return for the second season. The creative duo’s body of work includes Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The LEGO Movie, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Fans are excited to see what changes their new experiences bring to the show.
The original cast is back too
Much of the original cast will also return to lend their voices to the series. This includes Abraham Lincoln (Will Forte), Mahatma Gandhi (Michael McDonald), Joan of Arc (Nicole Sullivan), Cleopatra (Christa Miller), and John F. Kennedy (Chris Miller).
New characters
Joining the original cast of clones are a host of new figures, like Confucius (Kelvin Yu), Harriet Tubman (Ayo Edebiri), Christopher Columbus (Neil Casey), and Frida Kahlo (Vicci Martinez).
Tricky premiere
The first episode of the new season, “Let’s Try This Again,” tackles head-on the contrast of the show’s tone, then and now. Turns out that, by 2023 standards, even nice guy Abe Lincoln (Will Forte) isn’t such a nice guy anymore.
Addressing the time jump
Coming back 20 years later and addressing the time jump was crucial for the show’s creators. They wanted to talk about what it’s like to look back on your work 20 years ago and what you would do better 20 years later. This was what made the second season premiere the “trickiest episode” of Clone High yet.
Balancing exposition and emotions
The writers faced the daunting task of balancing not only the exposition for fans new and old but also the emotions and story baked into the tricky premiere. It was crucial for the characters to go through the experience of learning what they used to say was not good.
More freedom to explore tropes
Compared to when the show came out in the early 2000s, the writers felt they had so much more freedom to explore teen tropes now. With so many more teen shows available in today’s world, the genre has opened up, giving more chances for parody and exploring those things.
Looser tone, the same soapiness
While the tone was free to be looser in its teen tropes, the goal was always to not lose the soapiness of the original show. The writers ensure that every episode was still “a very special episode of Clone High.”
Clone High goes places
Over the course of the show’s second season, Clone High goes all sorts of places: spring break and sex ed; a musical based on the game Twister; midterms plagued by a monster called Heebie Jeebie.
Get ready to ditch study hall
Check out the trailer for Clone High Season 2 and be sure to comment to tell us your thoughts! Clone High will be available to stream exclusively on Max on May 23rd, 2023. Not caught up on your Clone High lore? No worries, the entire first season is available for streaming on Max.
Conclusion
Clone High season 2 is finally coming back and fans are excited about the show’s return. With the original creators and cast members on board, loyal fans can expect new twists and exciting adventures. And with so many new characters and tropes available for exploration, Clone High’s second season promises to be even more entertaining than the first.
FAQs
Q: Is Clone High suitable for kids?
A: Clone High is rated TV-14 for its adult humor, sexual content, and language, so it may not be suitable for kids.
Q: Will all the original cast members return in the new season?
A: Yes, much of the original cast will return to lend their voices to the series.
Q: When does Clone High season 2 premiere?
A: Clone High season 2 will premiere on May 23rd, 2023, on Max HBO.
Q: What is the general premise of Clone High?
A: Clone High’s first season starts with a mad scientist trying to raise an army using clones of notable historical figures.
Q: Will the new season be a continuation or a reboot of the original?
A: The new season will act more as a continuation and less of a reboot of the original.
