{"id":104904,"date":"2025-08-26T16:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=104904"},"modified":"2025-08-26T16:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:41:56","slug":"bbc-and-showtime-reveal-first-look-images-from-season-two-of-dreaming-whilst-black-from-a24-and-big-deal-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/26\/bbc-and-showtime-reveal-first-look-images-from-season-two-of-dreaming-whilst-black-from-a24-and-big-deal-films\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC and Showtime Reveal First Look Images from Season Two of &#8220;Dreaming Whilst Black&#8221; from A24 and Big Deal Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC and SHOWTIME\u00ae have revealed the first look images from season two of the critically acclaimed comedy series DREAMING WHILST BLACK (6&#215;30&#8242;) from A24 and Big Deal Films.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104905\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826a.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826a.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826a-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Adjani Salmon as Kwabena and Babirye Bukilwa as Vanessa in Dreaming Whilst Black, season 2, streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: BBC\/Big Deal Films\/Gary Moyes\/Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104909\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826e.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826e.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826e-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Adjani Salmon as Kwabena and Babirye Bukilwa as Vanessa in Dreaming Whilst Black, season 2, streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: BBC\/Big Deal Films\/Gary Moyes\/Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104906\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826b.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826b.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826b-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black, season 2, streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: BBC\/Big Deal Films\/Gary Moyes\/Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104907\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826c.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826c.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826c-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black, season 2, streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: BBC\/Big Deal Films\/Gary Moyes\/Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104908\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104908 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826d.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826d.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/showtime20250826d-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adjani Salmon as Kwabena in Dreaming Whilst Black, season 2, streaming on Paramount+. 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