‘Sugar’ Season 2 Trailer: Colin Farrell’s Next Investigation, Explained (VIDEO)

Meredith Jacobs May 28, 2026, 10:00 am

Apple TV’s neo-noir thriller with a sci-fi twist not revealed until the sixth episode of the first season will be back for more — and we now have a first look at what to expect. The streaming service released the Sugar Season 2 trailer on Thursday, May 28.

“Los Angeles. It’s a big city. But it gets lonely. I have to stay busy,” private investigator John Sugar (Colin Farrell) says.

The video offers at look at what — and who — is keeping him busy, including his newest investigation, and it leads to him getting arrested and clashing with a sheriff’s deputy. Oh, and when he’s asked where he’s from? Well, of course he’s going to ask, “Can we skip that one?” Watch the trailer above for more.

Sugar, starring and executive produced by Farrell, released its first season in April and May 2024. Farrell’s John Sugar is more than just a private investigator: He’s also an alien! That not only opened the show up and offered an explanation for some things seen in the episodes prior to the reveal, but it also led to an opening credits change; starting with Episode 7, they ended with Sugar’s eyes glowing.

Below, we take a look at everything we know so far about Sugar Season 2, from the premiere date to the cast to its plot and more.

When will Sugar Season 2 premiere?

Sugar Season 2 will premiere on Friday, June 19, with one episode. Episodes will then be released weekly on Fridays, until the Season 2 finale on August 7. Season 2 consists of eight episodes.

The premiere will come just over two years after the Season 1 finale began streaming, on May 27, 2024.

Colin Farrell and Jin Ha — 'Sugar' Season 2

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Who’s in the Sugar Season 2 cast?

Sugar Season 1, in addition to Colin Farrell as John Sugar, also starred Kirby as Ruby, Amy Ryan as Melanie Matthews, James Cromwell as Jonathan Siegel, Anna Gunn as Margit, Dennis Boutsikaris as Bernie Siegel, Nate Corddry as David Siegel, Sydney Chandler as Olivia Siegel, and Alex Hernandez as Kenny.

Season 2 is set to introduce a new cast alongside Farrell. Joining the show are Jin Ha, Raymond Lee, Tony Dalton, Laura Donnelly, Sasha Calle, and special guest star Shea Whigham.

Ha’s character is “a boxer who frequently gets caught up with the wrong crowds,” Donnelly’s is “a woman who is immune to Sugar’s charms,” and Dalton’s is a lieutenant in the LA County Sheriff’s Department, Deadline reported on March 7, 2025. Whigham’s character is “a government agency employee helping Sugar in his investigations,” while Calle’s is “a hustler working for Sugar,” Deadline reported on April 8. There are no character details for Lee.

Colin Farrell and Laura Donnelly — 'Sugar' Season 2

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Sam Catlin serves as showrunner for Sugar Season 2. He also executive produces (under his Short Drive Entertainment banner) along with Audrey Chon and Simon Kinberg (for Genre Films under Kinberg’s overall deal with Apple TV), Farrell, Scott Greenberg, and Chip Vucelich. Sugar is created by Mark Protosevich.

How did Sugar Season 1 end?

In the finale, Sugar did solve his Season 1 case and brought Olivia Siegel home. He also chose to stay on Earth while the rest of the aliens, including Ruby, returned home. That was because he believed his sister, who was missing, might be on Earth, after learning his friend, Henry (Jason Butler Harner), was the Big Bad, connected to her and Olivia’s kidnapping. Sugar also showed part of himself to Melanie when he was planning to leave Earth behind.

What will Sugar Season 2 be about?

Sugar is described as “a contemporary, unique take on one of the most popular and significant genres in literary, motion picture and television history: the private detective story.” In Season 2, Sugar is back in Los Angeles, taking on another missing persons case as he continues to look for answers surrounding his missing sister. Sugar will be searching for the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer. Apple TV teases, “As the investigation expands into a city-wide conspiracy with sinister intentions, Sugar must reckon with himself to answer the question — how far will he go to do what’s right?”