I Hate Suzie is returning its original cast members Billie Piper, Leila Farzad, and Daniel Ings for the second season.
Apart from the recurring roles, new actors have been added to I Hate Suzie Season 2.
The newcomers are Douglas Hodge, Blake Harrison, Layton Williams, Omari Douglas, Anastasia Hille, Angela Sant’ Albano, Reza Diako, and Yaz Zadeh.
I Hate Suzie Too is a dark comedy British series based on real events we see too commonly in our community. The show brings light to the public body shaming of women, and the spreading of personal photos through hacking.
The show’s three episodes are directed by Dawn Shadforth, and the creators are Lucy Prebble and Billie Piper. The show is produced by Bad Wolf in association with Sky Studios, and the executive producers include Julie Gardner, Andrea Dewsbery, and Jane Tranter.
The second season of I Hate Suzie is known as I Hate Suzie Too. This season will be a continuation of the first, and we will see Suzie participating in the dance show and struggling with her personal life as her ex-husband Cob is trying to make her life miserable.
I Hate Suzie Too Cast
I Hate Suzie Too cast members are Billie Piper as Suzie, Leila Farzad as Naomi, and Daniel Ings as Cob. Other supporting tremendously talented actors also play a huge role in the storyline.
Billie Piper as Suzie
Piper will be returning as Suzie Pickles for season two of the show. Her character in the show is a former child star turned actress who deals with her personal and professional career, and in season two, Suzie is trying to rebrand herself and regain the love of the British public.
She will also play the role of a single mother to her son Frank this season. She will be seen fighting for custody of her son with her ex-husband Cob; she has the best lawyers, but her ex-husband is one step ahead of her.
Previously, she appeared in the role of Lady Aislinn in the film Catherine Calling Birdy, which is based on a novel by Karen Cushman of the same name. Her acting credits include films and television shows such as Things to Do Before You’re 30, “Rare Beasts, “Doctor Who, “Penny Dreadful, “Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and many more.
Her theater credits include Treats, Reason to be Pretty, The Effect, Great Britain, and Yerma. It is known that she began her career as a singer at the age of 15; she debuted with the song “Because We Want To.
She has released two studio albums in her music career. Piper decided to pause her music career to focus more on her acting career, and since 2003, she hasn’t released any new music.
Piper will be appearing in the television shows Coming Undone and Kaos, but the release date for the shows hasn’t been revealed as it is still in development.
Leila Farzad as Naomi Jones
Farzad will be playing the role of Naomi Jones, who is the best friend and manager of Suzie. She will be helping Suzie with the ongoing battle with her ex-husband, Cob.
For her role as Naomi, she received a nomination at the 2021 BAFTA awards for “Best Supporting Actress.” This is Leila’s first major TV role. Her acting credits include numerous television shows such as Law & Order UK, Married, Single, Other, Twenty Twelve, Innocent, Landscrapers, and This Time with Alan Partridge.
Her stage credits include Richard II, Julius Caesar, Blue Remembered Hills, and Miriam Gonzalez Durantez. She will also be appearing in the upcoming television series Better and Kaos.
Daniel Ings as Cob Betterton
Ings will be reprising his role as Cob Betterton for the second season. He is the ex-husband of Suzie and the father of Frank; he is set to make Suzie’s life miserable, and in this season we will see him battling for custody with her.
Prior to I Hate Suzie, he appeared in the Netflix series The English Game as Francis Marindin. Recently, he acted in the miniseries Why Didn’t They Ask Evans, which was based on the novel by Agatha Christie.
He has appeared in numerous television shows and films, such as After Before Sunrise, Eddie the Eagle, Lovesick, Instinct, Black Mirror, and many more. His theater credits include The Master and Margarita, White Boy, Frankestine, and Howl’s Moving Castle.
Aditional Crew
Other Cast in the series sequence according to BT are:
- Matthew Jordan-Caws as Frank
- Phil Daniels as Suzie’s dad Phil
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Suzie’s mom Karen
- Elle Pieper as Archie
I Hate Suzie Season 2 Release Date and Trailer
The second season of I Hate Suzie will be released on December 22, 2022, on Sky Max, and the show can also be streamed on HBO Max. The second season of the series is returning after two years.
In the trailer, we see Suzie trying to maintain stability in her life and participating in a dance show so that she can provide financial support as a single mother. She is also seen trying to get approval and love from the public.
The premiere episode of season one received 95,000 viewers in an overnight rating across two screenings, and after a week, the ratings increased to 532,000. The first episode set another record with 987,000 viewers after 28 days, including 41,000 who watched from other devices.
Season one of I Hate Suzie became the second-most-viewed show on Sky Atlantic for the third quarter of 2020. The show also received positive reviews from critics; Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 95% with an average score of 8.1/10.
I Hate Suzie Too Seson 2 Plot Summary
Season one of I Hate Suzie ends with Suzie finding out that she is pregnant. She speaks to her husband Cob, who is unaware of her pregnancy, and tells her that he will make her life miserable from now on and forever and will never forgive her.
With numb feelings, she stands on a bridge, contemplating whether to end her own life. But when two men approach her and ask for a photo, she angrily refuses, thinking they want pictures of her instead of wanting her to take pictures of them.
After taking pictures of the couple, she asks them to invite her back home, and after some thought, the pair agrees, and with that, season one of the show ends.
In the second season of the show, Suzie has a new agent, PR, and job. She is working on a reality television competition called Dance Crazee that has the Saturday Night Live audience hooked. After losing everyone she loves, she returns to her first love, the public.
Suzie must continue working at the reality show in order to maintain financial stability and provide for her son Frank. She tries to regain the love and support of the British public while her personal life is a mess.