The Rehearsal returned to TV screens for its second season for our friends across the pond last month, but fans in the UK have been waiting ever so patiently for it to be released – and there isn't long to go!
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It has been confirmed that Nathan Fielder's docu-comedy series will start for UK audiences at 10pm on Monday 26th May over on Sky Comedy and NOW, with episode 2 following at 10:50pm the same evening.
Once more, Fielder plays a fictionalised version of himself as he helps ordinary people rehearse for difficult conversations or life events through the use of hired actors and sets.
While season 1 dealt with the issue of starting a family, season 2 is raising the stakes as "the urgency of Fielder's project grows as he decides to put his resources toward an issue that affects us all" – aviation safety.
And the second season has already caused quite a stir.
Lana Love, a former contestant on The Voice US, claimed to Variety that she flew over to Los Angeles to appear on what she thought was a talent show with a star prize... only to discover it wasn't real and was part of The Rehearsal.
Neither HBO nor representatives for Fielder have commented on the story at the time of writing.
Nathan Fielder in the episode in question in season 2 of The Rehearsal. HBO
Elsewhere, the series made headlines over scenes in which Fielder criticised Paramount+ for taking down an episode of his previous show Nathan for You following a standards review.
"I remember wanting to convey how urgent this was for me, and yet my email was extremely cordial, using phrases like 'forever grateful' and 'happy holidays'," Fielder says in The Rehearsal.
"The network confirmed in their response that it was taken down intentionally and gave me a one-word explanation as to why – 'sensitivities'."
Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
