Michelle Buteau’s “Survival of the Thickest” Season 2, Returns with Series Regulars, Tasha Smith and Tone Bell and Guest Stars Peppermint, Liza Treyger, & Marouane Zotti

Today, Netflix confirmed that Michelle Buteau (Babes, Survival of the Thickest, The Circle), Tasha Smith (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Tone Bell (Trigger Warning, Coyote vs. Acme), Liza Treyger, Peppermint (Harlem), and Marouane Zotti (I May Destroy You, Bodkin) will return to the scripted comedy series Survival of The Thickest Season 2, which is now in production in New York.

Tasha Smith will also shift from a recurring character to a series regular and will direct 2 episodes.

Directors for the season include Kim Nguyen (Prom Dates, Never Have I Ever), Tasha Smith, Thembi Banks (Young. Wild. Free. and Insecure.), Amy Aniobi (Insecure, 2 Dope Queens).

New guest stars include Anderson .Paak, Jonathan Chad Higginbotham, Deon Cole, Alecsys Proctor-Turner, Jerrie Johnson, Celisse, Rolonda Watts, Michael Rishawn, Tika Sumpter, Monét x Change and RonReaco Lee.

Additional returning guest stars include Allan K. Washington and Anthony Michael Lopez.

Survival of the Thickest centers on Mavis Beaumont (Michelle Buteau). Black, plus-size, and looking for love, while loving herself, Mavis works hard to grow her brand and establish herself as a stylist of note. She’s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body-positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss. The scripted comedy is inspired by Buteau’s acclaimed book of essays.

Creators / Executive Producers: Michelle Buteau, Danielle Sanchez-Witzel

Executive Producer: Grace Edwards

Season 2 Showrunner / Executive Producer: Amy Aniobi

Executive Produced by: A24 and Anne Hong from Mosaic.

Format: Comedy

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	Survival of the Thickest
	Network: NetflixGenre: ComedySeasons: 2Episodes: 16
	Overview Black, plus-size and newly single, Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life after putting all her eggs in one man's basket, but she's determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family.