‘Real Men’ Season 2 Release Date, Time, Trailer and Where to Watch as the Series Returns with a Bigger Cast and Messier Friendships

Italian comedy fans have been waiting patiently for the return of four friends who never quite figure out how to be modern men. Netflix has confirmed the second season of ‘Real Men’ arrives on October 7, bringing back Maurizio Lastrico, Matteo Martari, Francesco Montanari and Pietro Sermonti as the core quartet.

For anyone who has been following the ‘Real Men’ Netflix comeback, the new run promises fresh faces, flipped relationships and plenty of awkward self-reflection. Here is everything we know so far, from the arrival date to the trailer to who is joining the party.

‘Real Men’ Season 2 Release Date and What Time to Watch

The official release date is Wednesday, October 7, 2026, and the announcement came straight from Netflix along with the trailer, poster and cast details. The new episodes are set to land on the platform all at once, so a full binge is on the table.

The exact premiere time has not been spelled out for the new run in the sources available. For reference, the first season dropped at 12 am PT, which worked out to 3 am ET for viewers on the East Coast. Netflix tends to keep a consistent rhythm with its drops, so the same window is a reasonable thing to watch for, though it is not confirmed.

Netflix did not state an episode count in its announcement, so any specific number floating around is unconfirmed. The first season wrapped after eight episodes.

‘Real Men’ Season 2 Trailer Brings the Chaos Back

Netflix Italia uploaded the official trailer on August 27, with the tagline that boys are born and men are made. An English language version of the trailer went live the same day under the ‘Real Men’ title.

The announcement promised laughs, plot twists and paradoxical situations that mirror modern society in a distinctive way. The tone sounds like a continuation of what made the original run a conversation starter, a sharp satire wrapped around real emotional stakes.

To mark the start of production, Netflix also released a special announcement clip when cameras began rolling on the new episodes. Fans who want a full taste of the mood should look to the trailer, which sets up how upended these friendships have become.

‘Real Men’ Season 2 Cast Returning and Joining

The four leads return as Mattia, Massimo, Riccardo and Luigi, played by Lastrico, Martari, Montanari and Sermonti. Thony, Sarah Felberbaum, Laura Adriani, Alice Lupparelli, Nicole Grimaudo and Davide Iacopini also come back.

The ensemble is getting a serious boost. Carolina Crescentini, Silvia D’Amico, Alessio Boni, Giancarlo Commare and Ilenia Pastorelli join the cast for the new episodes. That is a lot of new energy for a show built on group dynamics.

Behind the camera, Matteo Oleotto and Milena Cocozza direct, while Furio Andreotti, Giulia Calenda and Ugo Ripamonti wrote the scripts. Groenlandia produces the series, with Matteo Rovere producing.

The Season 2 Plot and Where the Friends Stand Now

The first season followed four lifelong friends juggling relationships, careers and dating in a world that seems intent on giving masculinity a hard time. The story kicked off when the men reluctantly joined a workshop aimed at unlearning old ideas about manhood.

Now the guys may feel deconstructed by toxic masculinity, but they are still hunting for balance between the sexes, a balance shaken by changes in status and life, both in existing relationships and in new bonds. The four couples are found in situations that are the exact opposite of where viewers left them, and the men remain out of place but are closer friends than ever.

That setup is a smart way to keep a comedy about changing gender roles from repeating itself. Reversing the relationship status quo gives the writers room to test whether the lessons from the workshop actually stuck, or whether these guys are still fumbling through the same old blind spots with new partners.

With a new wave of characters stepping in, the question is which of the four friends has genuinely grown and which one is just better at saying the right words. Whose arc are you most eager to see tested when the new episodes arrive, and which of the newcomers do you think will shake up the group the most?