Slowly but surely, Apple TV has become a massive player in the streaming wars. When the platform launched, the movies and TV series available were limited to titles that the streamer created, meaning it was a limited pool of content. Seven years later, Apple TV has amassed an impressive library of exclusive originals, most of which attract top-tier talent.
While the problem when the streamer launched was the limited content, the problem has now grown to being that, there’s so much content, it’s hard to know what to watch. Earlier this year, Widow’s Baydebuted and week after week it won over audiences with its blend of humor and horror, as it eventually went on to win Best Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards. Around the time of its debut, the thriller murder-mystery Maximum Pleasure Guaranteedalso premiered, which went somewhat overlooked.
It may have taken many more months following its season finale compared to Widow’s Bay, but Apple TV has confirmed that Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed will return for a Season 2.
“We are delighted to continue the story of MPG and deeply grateful to Apple and our incredible cast and crew. This is all pretty amazing for a show whose title came from a spam email,” said creator and showrunner David J. Rosen in a statement.
The series might not have impacted pop culture in quite the same way as Widow’s Bay, but it definitely attracted plenty of praise. Season 1 currently sits at 93% positive reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, and while he’s not an official critic, Stephen King also threw his support behind the show.
On social media, King first shared, “Some goofy plot holes, but very entertaining. Copy-editors are an unused fictional resource. Who’s a better detective than a good copy-editor?” Just a week later, likely because of a new episode, he then said, “Widow’s Bay is good. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is even better. It’s like Hitchcock came back to do it one more time. And Tatiana Maslany is so good. The play of emotions on her face is pretty incredible. She goes from comic to terror in an instant.”
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed follows newly divorced mom Paula (Maslany) as she falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer. Convinced she witnessed a crime — while simultaneously struggling through a custody battle and an identity crisis — Paula begins her own investigation, one that could unravel a greater conspiracy while also holding the keys to rebuilding her family and sense of self.
The series also stars Jake Johnson, Murray Bartlett, Dolly De Leon, Brandon Flynn, Jessy Hodges, Jon Michael Hill, Charlie Hall, Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg, and Nola Wallace.
Stay tuned for details on Season 2 of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.
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