Disney+ Orders Second Season of Age-Gap Comedy 'Alice and Steve'
The streaming service has renewed the Canneseries-winning series, created by Sophie Goodhart, for another run. The first season starred Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement as best friends whose relationship fractures when one begins dating the other's adult daughter. The show's renewal follows a successful debut that sparked widespread online debate about its central age-gap storyline.
The series, created by Sophie Goodhart, earned its renewal after winning at Canneseries and generating significant online conversation around its central premise. Nicola Walker described the show's unusual tonal blend as "very, very, very funny" yet capable of turning "really sad" and "brutally honest," noting she actively pursued the role upon reading the material.
Production comes from Clerkenwell Films, part of BBC Studios, with executive producers Petra Fried, Sophie Gardiner, and Wim de Greef overseeing the project. Lee Mason, vice president of scripted for Disney+ EMEA, commissioned the series, which airs on Hulu in the United States. Goodhart teased that season two will surprise viewers, particularly the title characters themselves.
The show's renewal signals how streaming platforms continue embracing provocative relationship dynamics as a draw for subscriber engagement. The age-gap storyline may spark ongoing cultural conversations about friendship boundaries, family loyalty, and societal judgments regarding unconventional romances. Audiences invested in the first season's heated discourse could find the second installment further challenging assumptions, potentially influencing how similar narratives are approached across television and streaming content.