Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Adults Season 1.If you’ve been watching the binge drop of FX’s Adults on Hulu and are left wondering whether we’ll get more episodes of the emotionally chaotic, wildly funny friend group, you’re not alone. After earning a Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with clips shared across TikTok, Tumblr, and X, the half-hour sitcom has struck a chord with viewers thanks to its lived-in ensemble chemistry and fresh take on twentysomething existential spirals. And according to the creators and showrunners, Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, The Tonight Show alums are just as eager to keep it going as they tell Collider exclusively. When asked directly whether a second season is on the table following the eight-episode drop on Hulu and weekly premieres on FX, Shaw didn’t mince her words: “We’re really hoping there will be. We have so many more stories to tell with these characters. We have fallen madly in love with them and want to see what they look like in relationships and out of, and at work, and navigating new friendships, and friendships falling apart.” Following the final two episodes of Season 1, where things take a turn for the quintet, we start to see this group get tested a bit, specifically when romances come into the mix. “Issa and Paul Baker’s relationship is one that we’ve sort of taken for granted over the course of the first few episodes,” she says. “I think there’s a lot more to mine there and things that we’re so excited for our audiences to see.”
‘Adults’ Is About Trying To Be Good People — Even if They’re Not Quite People Yet

“So much of your 20s is going out into the world and taking a big, wild, confident swing and then retreating to your comfort zone.”

The ensemble comedy about twentysomethings crashing together in their best friend’s childhood home in New York is all about trying to be good people, despite being neither “good” nor “people” quite yet. Whether they’re navigating the healthcare system, dating in the era of Find My Friends, or just trying to host a dinner party with your teacher-boyfriend (Charlie Cox), each one of them is finding that adulthood doesn’t come with instructions — and their best intentions tend to make everything worse. According to Kronengold, part of the show’s spark came from trying to bottle the unfiltered rhythm of how friends talk: “So much of your 20s is going out into the world and taking a big, wild, confident swing and then retreating to your comfort zone and your comfort people and being like, ‘I think I just did something really, really wrong,’ and having the intimacy to be like, ‘I’m trying to have all the right thoughts and to be the right kind of person, but I’m really afraid I’m fucking it up,’ and your best friend saying, ‘Me fucking too.’” That relatability is the bedrock of Adults — a tone that’s equal parts chaotic, sweet, and darkly funny. “It takes so much effort to be optimistic and hopeful, especially right now,” Shaw says as her co-creator adds that in this climate, it’s easy to hate things. “Everyone could be cynical, [but] what we approach the show with is [that] these five kids love each other,” Kronengold says. “It’s a joyful show. It’s a joyful time of life, even though they’re bouncing off of all of these big issues and these complicated scenarios.
How FX Pulled ‘The Bear’ on the ‘Adults’ Cast

“We hope it feels like you’re watching your friends because we have become each other’s friends.”

That joy started long before the cameras rolled. According to the actors, FX gave the cast a full month to bond in Toronto before filming — a decision the cast tells Collider shaped everything you see on screen. “Similar to how they got The Bear cast to go through culinary school, essentially, [the network] gave us a month to be friends. They paid for us to come a month before filming, and were like, ‘You guys have fun and fuck around.’ And we were like, ‘Woohoo!’ And so we did,” Rao, who plays the confident, chaos-embracing Issa, recalls. Elassal, known for playing the overthinking sweetheart Samir, describes the nightly group hangs as essential bonding time, especially as they all stayed in the same building. Calling the experience “really fun,” he adds that it just so happened to work out that his apartment had the perfect room for hosting. “We basically lounged, and we just did what the show was, which was everybody comes to my house every night, and we’d get room service,” he laughs. “We all had to, like, Double Dutch each other into our lives so that it’s like we’ve known each other for years. We were like, ‘We’ve got to tell each other everything about each other. We’ve gotta know everything.’ So, we spent a month doing that and hanging out.” From late-night confessions to ruined pasta and bad soup, the cast bonded fast and hard as they tell Collider. Lucy Freyer, who plays the anxious and often overachieving Billie, admitted to leaving the oven on and having to call building security. Meanwhile, her co-stars, Jack Innanen, who plays the very Canadian and easy-going newcomer, Paul Baker, and Rao, took turns creating culinary disasters. Owen Thiele, also known as the group’s “friend slut” Anton, affectionately dubbed Freyer “the mommy of the group,” for always stepping in to cook or clean up after their escapades.

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But one thing the cast is not exactly on the same page with is the name of their group chat. “We’ve had group chats, and it’s gone through a lot of different names. We’ve been workshopping names forever. The name we have right now, we shouldn’t say it,” Elassal says, much to Rao’s chagrin. “Why? It’s totally fine,” she adds. Frowning, he says it isn’t, which leaves Rao laughing: “Fine, we won’t say it.” That funny organic connection is part of why fans are clamoring for more, despite FX not announcing a renewal just yet, but it could be in the cards now that the show is picking up steam and getting critical acclaim across the board. With Nick Kroll producing the series alongside creatives from What We Do in the Shadows and Atlanta, Shaw admits she is looking forward to what comes next. “We’re so excited for our audience,” she says before adding how she is proud of the ensemble for being as close as they are. “[The cast] really built this beautiful friend group, these five actors, and became this ensemble. I think it really, hopefully, translates on screen. We see all of that comfort and intimacy in the ways that they riff off of each other and sit half on top of each other. We hope it feels like you’re watching your friends because we have become each other’s friends.” Adults is streaming on Hulu now with weekly drops on FX.