‘Deli Boys’ gets season 2: Hulu’s cult crime comedy will have Fred Armisen

Looks like Raj and Mir are back in business, and the chaos is only getting bigger. Hulu and Onyx Collective have officially renewed Deli Boys for a second season, and this time, they’ve added comedy royalty to the family empire: Fred Armisen.

For those who missed the breakout first season, Deli Boys is anything but your standard sitcom. Imagine It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia colliding with Breaking Bad, except the leads are two spoiled Pakistani-American brothers, Raj (Saagar Shaikh) and Mir (Asif Ali), who stumble into their father’s criminal underworld after his unexpected death.

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Their late dad, played by Iqbal Theba, wasn’t just a deli magnate, he was running a sprawling drug empire. Cue turf wars, gallons of blood, cartel drama, and some of the sharpest diaspora humor ever seen on screen.

The brilliance of the show lies in its ability to be gloriously messy and unapologetically fun. Creator Abdullah Saeed, best known for his gonzo Vice documentaries and cult-favorite Bong Appétit, infuses Deli Boys with irreverence and wit. Punchlines about assassins refusing work because it’s “super haram” sit alongside snappy observations about white strangers who can’t tell South Asian men apart. It’s representation that laughs with you, and sometimes at you, while leaning full throttle into absurdity.

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Season 1’s MVP was undoubtedly Poorna Jagannathan as Auntie Lucky, the stylish, ruthless crime boss in ornate shalwar kameez who schooled Raj and Mir in mob life. A far cry from her warm mom role in Never Have I Ever, Jagannathan delivered eye-rolls so lethal they became the show’s deadliest weapon. And Theba, long stuck in typecast roles like Community’s stern dad, gleefully reinvented himself as a drug lord with feminist ideals and a penchant for iMovie explainers. Together, the cast gave the Muslim diaspora the kind of chaotic, funny, blood-splattered showcase it’s rarely seen.

Now, with Season 2, the stakes are even higher. Enter Fred Armisen, the former SNL star and Portlandia co-creator, as a legendary gambling savant who runs a global casino empire. Brilliant, unhinged, and dangerous to cross, Armisen’s character is expected to throw the Dar brothers’ already shaky empire into further disarray. It’s a casting choice that feels pitch-perfect: Armisen has built his career on delightfully weird characters, from Big Mouth to Los Espookys, and now he’s bringing that offbeat genius to the world of mobbed-up aunties and unlucky deli heirs.

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Behind the scenes, the creative team remains steady. Abdullah Saeed continues to lead the charge with Jenni Konner Productions, while Michelle Nader returns as showrunner. Nisha Ganatra, who directed the pilot, is also back in the executive producer’s chair, ensuring that Season 2 maintains the kinetic energy and razor-sharp satire that made the first outing such a hit.

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What sets Deli Boys apart from other diaspora shows like Ramy or Mo is that it doesn’t reach for prestige-TV subtlety. Instead, it revels in being outrageous, blood-soaked, and laugh-out-loud funny. It’s subversive representation through chaos, proof that South Asian characters don’t have to be noble immigrants or tortured artists; they can be messy, privileged, ridiculous antiheroes too.

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With Hulu doubling down on the series and Armisen’s wild card energy in the mix, Deli Boys Season 2 promises a feast of family drama, crime capers, and unapologetic comedy. If Season 1 said, “Forget respectability, let’s have fun,” then Season 2 is shaping up to say, “Pass the cocaine, and the popcorn.”