One Of The Most Undersung Shows Is Back — And Here’s An Exclusive First Look

There’s a real go-big-or-go-home energy that crackles throughout the Peacock comedy series “We Are Lady Parts.”

That kind of buoyant maximalism is a throughline connecting much of writer-director Nida Manzoor’s work, including her debut directorial feature film last year, the genre-bending heist comedy “Polite Society.”

Now that Manzoor has the success of both the series’ first season, which premiered to great acclaim in 2021, and “Polite Society” under her belt, it’s no surprise that Season 2 of “We Are Lady Parts” goes even bigger and bolder.

The show follows the members of Lady Parts, an all-female British Muslim punk band: Amina (Anjana Vasan), Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey), Ayesha (Juliette Motamed) and Bisma (Faith Omole), plus their manager, Momtaz (Lucie Shorthouse). Everything about the new season feels like the volume has been turned up, from more impressive songs and visual set pieces to deeper themes and conversations among the characters about art and identity.

“Everyone was able to level up in Season 2 across the board,” Manzoor said in an interview this week, explaining how these last few years have given her a greater “sense of being self-assured and being confident in my voice.”

HuffPost has an exclusive first look at the Season 2 trailer, launching Thursday, and new photos from the upcoming season. All six episodes premiere May 30 on Peacock, as well as on Channel 4 in the U.K.

In Season 2, now that their band is more established, the members of Lady Parts grapple with what success looks like, vying for a record deal and a potential spot at Glastonbury, the U.K.’s biggest music festival. But with those markers of mainstream success come reservations and roadblocks. As their platform grows, how will