BET+ has renewed Deon Cole’s drama “Average Joe” for a second season, but production is moving from Atlanta to South Africa.
Production is expected to begin later this year, according to Deadline.com.
John Raulet, who rented studio space to BET+ for the show in 2022, said he was disappointed that he lost the show.
But BET+ said the move was a creative decision. “As part of the story, we planned to go international with the second season,” said Deb Evans, executive producer of DaeLight Media, who runs physical production for the series. “South Africa presented the perfect opportunity.”
The drama features Cole as Joe Washington, an “average Joe” suburban plumber in Pittsburgh whose recently deceased father lived a secret life as a drug mule and stole $10 million and a Lamborghini from dangerous Russian mafia dealers. Now those people think Joe has the money so he has to quickly figure out what’s going on and also find the cash. The season one finale features a cliffhanger set up for a second season.
The show received strong reviews and Deadline.com said BET+ is offering season one to Netflix this summer to help build buzz about the show.
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