Back in July 2018, Shudder and Joe Bob Briggs teamed up for the 24-hour The Last Drive-In marathon, intended to be Briggs’ final farewell. Due to overwhelming popular demand, Shudder brought Briggs back for a full season. And today Shudder announced that it has renewed its hit original series The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs for a second season.
Shudder General Manager Craig Engler said:
From our first marathon and subsequent specials in 2018, through this year’s series, Shudder members have been loud and clear: we can never have too much Joe Bob. We have read every tweet, every email, and every Facebook comment crying out for more. Message received. Joe Bob will be back.
Briggs added:
It hasn’t even been a full year since the 24-hour Last Drive-In marathon, but since then I’ve made thousands of new friends and reconnected with thousands of old ones. The main reason I’m coming back to do another season is that this community of horror fans is greater than the sum of its parts, and it’s about something larger than horror. Don’t ask me what that thing is, but it’s a source of great joy to me.
For those people out there that might not be familiar with the show's format, in each episode:
Briggs, the world’s foremost drive-in movie critic, presents an eclectic horror movie double feature, interrupting the films to expound upon their merits, histories and significance to genre cinema.
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs series is produced by Matt Manjourides and Justin Martell and directed by Austin Jennings. Season two will continue having live, weekly double features when the series returns, at a date to be announced. How excited are YOU that The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs will be returning for season 2 on Shudder? Let us know below!