The acclaimed drama will return for Season 2.
January 7, 2026
FX announced today that The Lowdown has been renewed for a second season on FX and Hulu. The news comes two months after the drama wrapped its 8-episode freshman run.
The Ethan Hawke-led series has garnered widespread praise since its September debut, landing on many critics' 'Best of 2025' lists. It will be recognized at this week's AFI Awards as one of the 10 most outstanding television programs of 2025 and the BBC has declared it the Best Show of the Year.
The show stars Hawke as Lee Raybon, a citizen journalist who lives and works in a rare bookstore tucked in the heart of Tulsa - a local refuge and unofficial community hub. Lee is fiercely committed to exposing corruption and unearthing the city's hidden rot, even when it puts him at risk. When the publication of Lee's latest exposé - a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family - is immediately followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg, the black sheep of the family, Lee knows he's stumbled onto something big. Digging deeper into the circumstances surrounding the death, Lee finds that the grieving widow appears to be more interested in her brother-in-law, a gubernatorial candidate, than in her dearly departed. And powerful forces want to prevent Lee from learning anything more.
Production on Season 2 of The Lowdown will begin in Tulsa this spring.
