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[RatskyWatsky]

Based on the novels by Joe R. Lansdale (this season is based on the second novel 'Mucho Mojo'), SundanceTV's 'Hap and Leonard' returns Wednesday, March 15 at 10/9c. Like season one, season two will consist of 6 one hour episodes.

Interestingly, Sundance is touting the fact that anyone can jump into this season - no need to watch season one. However, if you still want to catch up before season two premieres, the first season is available on Netflix.

In 'Hap and Leonard: Mucho Mojo', Hap and Leonard find themselves in mucho trouble as they unravel a murder mystery with more twists and turns than an East Texas highway. The story begins with a skeleton, Trudy's missing ashes, a pissing match with a neighborhood drug dealer and a piece of MeMaw's fresh baked pie. When Leonard is arrested for a murder he didn't commit, Hap and attorney Florida Grange must work to clear his name. The only things standing in their way are Hap’s unquenchable thirst for Florida, a serial killer, bad mojo and themselves.

Cast

• Hap is a man looking for truth and justice, the American way, and just a little love to go with it.
• Leonard is an openly gay Vietnam War vet with a hotheaded temper.
• Florida Grange is a smoking-sexy Southern girl with more brains than most men put together.

• MeMaw is her neighborhood's elder matriarch. She makes a mean pie – just ask Leonard.
• Wealthy and powerful, Sheriff Valentine Otis bends the law to his liking.
• County Judge Beau Otis is Valentine's grown son who hasn't quite earned everything he has.

• Reverend James Fitzgerald is a religious zealot who runs the New Hope Church.
• A regular churchgoer, TJ is in awe of his older brother, the Reverend Fitzgerald.
• Detective Marvin Hanson is hard-nosed and suspicious of everyone.

Videos

• Official Season 2 Trailer
• 'Femme Fatales' Official Teaser
• 'A Man with Nothing to Lose' Official Teaser
• 'MMODB' Official Teaser
• 'Fighting for Justice' Official Teaser

Promo Photos

 

[Cornballer]

Thanks for the new thread! I binged on S1 after it was over, and I'll probably do something similar for this season given the current glut of TV. Fun show.

 

[TheOddOne]

Awesome thread as always Rats!

Can't wait, this is a fun ass show.

 

[berzeli]

Thanks for the new thread! I binged on S1 after it was over, and I'll probably do something similar for this season given the current glut of TV. Fun show.

Yeah I'm leaning towards this as well. Season one was really good but it isn't essential viewing and there is just so much else on right now.
Looking forward to this though.

 

[TripOpt55]

Didn't realize this was coming back so soon. Looking forward to it.

 

[Niraj]

Thanks for the thread. I thought there was an episode already but I guess it was just a preview of the season, whoops

Also, just saw season 1 is on Netflix if anyone wanted to watch that again or get some other people into it.

 

[dead souls]

First season was a blast, so I'm looking forward to this.

 

[Cornballer]

- Sepinwall: ‘Hap And Leonard’ Figures Itself Out For Season Two

Some shows figure themselves out in time, while others never get past untapped potential. I’m glad Hap and Leonard got better, and that its format made it easy to jump back in for the good stuff.

 

[O.DOGG]

Thanks for the heads up. I enjoyed the first season very much. Looking forward to watching this.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

The season premiere is tonight!

Mucho Mojo

Spoiler

In the Season 2 opener, Hap and Leonard discover something ominous under Uncle Chester's floor.

 

[dead souls]

Great premiere. I love this show.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Yep, that was good. They seem to have struck a better tone this year.

(also, both episode 1 and 2 are up on Sundance's website - no cable log in required!)

 

[TripOpt55]

Watched the first two episodes. I love the dialogue. Every time those two talk they say something that makes me laugh.

 

[hie]

Joe R. Lansdale is one of my favorite writers and I had no idea this even existed.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

New episode tonight!

Ticking Mojo

Spoiler

Hap and Florida scheme to free Leonard from a dire predicament; unusual clues bring Hap and Leonard to a cryptic person of interest in the case.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I finally had time to check out Season 1 thanks to Netflix. Love the chemistry between the leads. It's such a short series, hoping I make my way to Season 2 shortly

 

[RatskyWatsky]

New episode tonight!

Holy Mojo

Spoiler

Grisly new evidence sends Hap and Leonard on a wild goose chase through town, but flared passions threaten to derail the investigation.

 

[Niraj]

The scene where Hap went to the church cracked me up

 

[dead souls]

Me too Niraj.

So many scenes on this get me chuckling. It's great.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Damn, that opening sequence was fucking crazy!

 

[TripOpt55]

Damn, that opening sequence was fucking crazy!

Yeah, I wasn't expecting that when I turned the episode on.

 

[Niraj]

Pretty wild episode.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

New episode tonight!

Bad Mojo

Spoiler

Hap and Leonard deal with the repercussions of their crimes. Hanson and Charlie witness a suspicious incident at the morgue. Hap and Leonard split up to cover more ground and stumble upon the town's violent secret.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

I THOUGHT that was Spud McConnell. How odd, didn't know he did anything outside of New Orleans. Repping for my hometown. I might just watch this for funsies

 

[dead souls]

Great episode tonight. There isn't a single thing about this show that I don't love.

 

[Stasis]

Such a great show. This season especially. Knowing that Hap is British makes it even better!

 

[TripOpt55]

Hap and Leonard going all private eye this season. Pretty cool stuff.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Well, I didn't see that one coming!

The writers sure do like to kill off the supporting cast every season...

 

[dead souls]

I never would have predicted that in a million years either ratsky.

Great episode. Leonard saving Hap on horseback is already on my shortlist of best scenes on television in 2017.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

The finale is tonight!

No Mo' Mojo

Spoiler

As the investigation comes full circle, the guys seek revenge for past transgressions.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I didn't see that one coming either! These last few episodes have had some legit good twists.

And, damn @ that season 3 set up. Hope it gets renewed.

 

[Don Draper's Hat]

This show really knows how to end a season eh? That final shot was fantastic.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

A couple of pieces from Collider:

‘Hap and Leonard’ EP on Race, Authenticity, & How We Almost Got a Murderous MeMaw

Michael K. Williams on ‘Hap and Leonard’ and His Candid Friendship with James Purefoy

 

[dead souls]

Goddamn, that's how you do a finale.

I'm thinking this will feature prominently in my top 10 for 2017.

 

[TripOpt55]

The last two episodes were great. Hap and Leonard's friendship is just so good. The dialogue between the two is perfect. I love it. The show has such a wonderful sense of humor. Both seasons have been paced really well and I like that they have had different kinds of stories to tell. I'd gladly take more stories. Hope they do more seasons of the show.

Leonard saving Hap on horseback is already on my shortlist of best scenes on television in 2017.

This was incredible.

 

[Dan]

I haven't had time to watch S2 yet, but here's good news.

'Hap and Leonard' Renewed for Season 3 at Sundance TV

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I haven't had time to watch S2 yet, but here's good news.

'Hap and Leonard' Renewed for Season 3 at Sundance TV

Huzzah!

 

[dead souls]

Fuck yes!

 

[Niraj]

I haven't had time to watch S2 yet, but here's good news.

'Hap and Leonard' Renewed for Season 3 at Sundance TV

Hell yeah.

I forgot to post, but I caught up on the last few episodes the other weekend and really enjoyed them. Great season.

 

[TripOpt55]

I haven't had time to watch S2 yet, but here's good news.

'Hap and Leonard' Renewed for Season 3 at Sundance TV

Awesome news!

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Louis Gossett Jr., Corbin Bernsen & Andrew Dice Clay Set To Recur In Season 3

Gossett Jr. plays Bacon, a veterinarian-turned-cook at the local diner. Bernsen will portray Chief Cantuck, the foul-mouthed, morally ambiguous head of the Grovetown Police department. Clay is Sonny Knox, the town’s politically incorrect radio disc jockey.

In addition, Laura Allen (American Horror Story: Cult) plays Officer Reynolds, an East Texas cop who hides her bigotry behind her badge, Sydney Wease (The Vampire Diaries), portrays Belinda, ethereal teenage waif, mute since a mysterious abduction, and musician Curtis Harding plays blues legend, L.C. Soothe, and L.C.’s grandson, Bobby Joe, both of whom run afoul of the Klan. Tiffany Mack (Florida Grange) and Cranston Johnson (Detective Hanson) return as series regulars.

In Season 3, when Florida Grange goes missing in the Klan-infested town of Grovetown, Hap and Leonard set out to find her. As the mystery unfolds, Hap and Leonard find themselves at odds with a cast of characters so tough they could chew the bumper off a pickup truck, including a possibly corrupt sheriff, and the leader of the Caucasian Knights. Set once again in East Texas, against an impending storm of Biblical proportions, Hap and Leonard scramble to locate Florida before the Klan locates them. The boys learn that the good guys don’t always win, and nobody beats Mother Nature.