Jon Hamm and the creative team behind his latest Apple TV drama are earning fresh praise on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of the show’s second season. Critics and audiences have weighed in on whether the sophomore outing lives up to its predecessor. Here is what the numbers and reviews say.
Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 reviews are solid
Critics largely praised the Apple TV drama for its sharp wit and entertaining performances. IndieWire’s Ben Travers awarded it a B-, writing: “Sometimes, it’s OK to enjoy things that are meant to be enjoyed. That’s what Coop’s doing, that’s what Jon Hamm is doing, and in Season 2, we can join them.”
Variety’s Aramide Tinubu noted the season improves on its predecessor, stating it “gets more textured, showcasing a different level of affluence, the costs of lies and why wealthy white men, in particular, constantly fail upward.” The Guardian’s Jack Seale awarded it 4/5, calling it “a guilty pleasure, with a bit more heart than you might expect.” However, not all critics agreed, with the Globe and Mail’s J. Kelly Nestruck calling it “mostly empty as satire.”
Richard Roeper of RogerEbert.com praised the new season as “an upper-class crime story, a biting and insightful satire of the rich and infamous.” Karl Quinn of The Age awarded it 4/5, noting the series “does a decent job of balancing the comedic excess with the dramatic weight of its underlying concerns.”
Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 holds an 84% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews.
Season 1 earned a Certified Fresh designation with a 79% score from 61 reviews, while Season 2 currently sits at Fresh with fewer reviews counted. Audience scores tell a similar story, with Season 1 holding 82% from over 500 ratings versus Season 2’s early 76% Popcornmeter.
Season 2 premiered on Apple TV on April 3, 2026, with new episodes airing weekly.
