HBO drops official trailer for Avenue 5’s second and final season

HBO's Avenue 5 returns next month for its second and final season.

We'd almost forgotten about HBO's dark comedy Avenue 5, which debuted right before the world shut down in response to a global pandemic. But the series, which stars Hugh Laurie as the captain of a luxury cruise spaceship touring the solar system, was renewed for a second and final season. And now we have an official trailer to give us an idea what's in store for the beleaguered passengers and crew.

(Spoilers for the first season below.)

As I've written previously, the series is the brainchild of Armando Iannucci, best known for creating the stellar HBO comedy series Veep, which won multiple Emmy awards over its seven-season run. Avenue 5 is set roughly 40 years in the future, when private spaceflight, aka space tourism, is totally a thing. The titular space cruise chip is modeled after today's luxury ocean liners, complete with fine dining and regular exercise classes. But the ship experienced major technical difficulties, resulting in a course malfunction that meant it would take three years for the return trip, rather than the scheduled six months. The crew scrambled to solve the problem while keeping the passengers from panicking. 

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