‘Amandaland’ is set to return with a bigger focus on Amanda’s life as a single mother, her teenage children, and her complicated bond with her mother, Felicity. The hit British comedy, spun off from the Bafta-winning ‘Motherland’, follows Lucy Punch’s Amanda after her move from Chiswick to South Harlesden, while Joanna Lumley’s Felicity brings more snobbery, vulnerability, and sharp humor to the story.
‘Amandaland’ Season 2 focuses on parenting teens
In an interview with The Guardian, Punch said the new season looks at “what it means to be a parent of teenagers and all of those challenges.” The show, created by Sharon Horgan, Barunka O’Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz, Laurence Rickard, and Holly Walsh, became a major hit after its Christmas special drew 7.4 million viewers over the 2025 festive season. In series two, Amanda’s home scenes move from a real location to a TV studio. The new setup gives the crew more space and avoids outside noise. Lumley joked, “I’d love the people who owned the house to come and see it. They’d be jealous I think … or it might be creepy.”The new episodes show Amanda dealing with school exams, a post-GCSE party, errant condoms, mocktails, and teen social pressure. Punch said phones have made adolescence tougher. “As soon as you get a phone, you’re exposed to absolutely everything. It’s nonstop and relentless.”
Joanna Lumley and Lucy Punch on Felicity and Amanda
Punch said Amanda’s bond with Felicity helps explain her difficult behavior. “I think seeing the dynamic with her mother, and why she is how she is, generates sympathy for an unlikable character,” she said. Still, Punch added, “I didn’t want to pull back on any of her obnoxious behaviour.”Lumley described Felicity as “obnoxious and snobbish,” but said actors must care about the people they play. “You’ve got to love the characters you play,” she said.Felicity also enters a more dependent phase and joins a dating app. Lumley said it matters to show older women seeking connection. “Loneliness is horrible, it’s sad,” she said, adding that people should find company through dating, reading circles, or art classes.Punch, who first worked with Lumley in ‘Ella Enchanted’, called her co-star the “special sauce” of the show. The appeal, she said, is simple: “Everyone knows an Amanda.”
‘Amandaland’ Season 2 release date
The hit BBC comedy Amandaland returns for its second season on May 6, 2026. The six episodes will drop weekly at 9:00 PM BST on BBC One. New cast members include Pam Ferris (Elspeth) and Harriet Webb (Abs).