David Schwimmer will be starring in the upcoming second season of Goosebumps on Disney+ and Hulu.
After the Disney+ and Hulu revival of Goosebumps was renewed for Season 2, it was revealed that the second season would introduce an all-new cast of characters with a different plot. Per Deadline, it's now been revealed that Friends star David Schwimmer will be leading the cast. Schwimmer will be playing the role of Anthony, a "former botany professor and a divorced parent of teenage twins whose world takes a tumultuous turn as he juggles the responsibilities of overseeing an aging parent while having his kids for the summer."
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Additionally, it's been reported that Season 2 of Goosebumps will primarily follow the teenage children of Schwimmer's character. The story picks up as the twins uncover a "threat stirring, triggering a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery. As they delve into the unknown, the duo find themselves entangled in the chilling tale of four teenagers who mysteriously vanished in 1994."
David Schwimmer is best known for playing Ross Geller in all ten seasons of the hit comedy series Friends, and he returned for a reunion special on Max in 2021. He has also shown his versatility by earning acclaim for his more dramatic performance as Robert Kardashian in the 2016 miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson, which garnered him an Emmy nomination. More recently, Schwimmer did voiceover work for the Netflix animated series Captain Fall, and he starred in new dramedy Little Death, which won the NEXT Innovator Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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No other cast members have yet been announced for Season 2 of Goosebumps, which isbased on the original book series by R. L. Stine. Hilary Winston is serving as showrunner and executive produces alongside creators Nicholas Stoller and Rob Letterman. Other EPs include Neal H. Moritz, Iole Lucchese, Pavun Shetty, Conor Welch, Caitlin Friedman, and Erin O'Malley.
Goosebumps Will Be an Anthology Series
Season 1 of Goosebumps debuted on Disney+ in October 2023. The season followed a group of high schoolers investigating the mysterious death of a teenager that happened three decades earlier. Justin Long was featured as a part of the cast with other stars including Zack Morris, Isa Briones, Ana Yi Puig, Will Price, Rachael Harris, and Miles McKenna.
The first season of Goosebumps is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Season 2 doesn't yet have a premiere date. Meanwhile, the 1990s series is streaming on Netflix.
Source: Deadline