'Such Brave Girls' Introduce a Brave Cat for Season 2

Such Brave Girls is bravely releasing the first images from Season 2 of the series, and the big headline, at least for a particular subsection of the viewership, is that Billie is now in possession of a tabby cat.

Based on series creator and star Kat Sadler's own experiences living through a mental health crisis in the early 2020s, Such Brave Girls is about a deeply dysfunctional family, told from the perspective of one of the daughters, Josie, from the depths of a mental health crisis already in progress. Their father walked out; their mother can barely manage basic adulting, barely managing to scrape by, living in the sort of falling-to-bits squalid filth only those who grew up in families of home-squatters instead of homemakers will be deeply familiar with. All Josie has to lean on is her sister, Billie, who is just as traumatized, if not more so, over their father's abandoning the family.

Season 1 was a critical darling; our reviewer said, "Brave also describes a show so willing to confront mental illness and toxic dysfunction in such a non-politically correct way. The way the comedy confronts topics including eating disorders, abortion, and drug use is also brave." With Sadler taking home her first-ever BAFTA win for the series, it was unsurprising to learn the series had been renewed for a second season. While Season 2's guest stars remain under wraps, the real question is "who plays the cat?"

Here's the synopsis for Season 2:

The series follows Josie, her sister Billie and their mother Deb, risking everything they’ve got for a single scrap of love and adoration. Still desperately trying to escape the reality of their cramped, crumbling, debt-ridden home, it’s a good thing Dev and Seb are coming to the rescue.

Such Brave Girls launched to huge critical acclaim in 2023 and explores love in all its ugly chaos as Josie, Billie, and Deb continue their impossible quest for a better life. But mainly for someone to tell them they’re fit.

The series brings back Sadler as Josie, her real-life sister Lizzie Davidson as her on-screen sister Billie, and Louise Brealey (Sherlock) as their mother, Deb. Season 2 has also confirmed it will bring back Paul Bazely (Miss Scarlet) as Deb's boyfriend (whom she can barely stand), Dev, and Freddie Meredith (Big Boys) as Josie's overly clingy boyfriend, Seb. (Here's hoping Josie finally tells him it's not him, it's her... and her lack of attraction to men.) No word on the return of Jude Mack (Prime Target) as Josie's actual love interest, Sid. However, the absence of Sam Buchanan as Nicky (who Billie thought she was dating, but was actually his bit on the side) and Carla Woodcock as Bianca, Nicky's actual girlfriend, is a good sign that at least one family member has managed to break out of her rut. 

Sadler will once again pen all episodes, and director Simon Bird helms all six installments of the second season. Catherine Gosling Fuller once again produces. Sadler executive produced with Jack Bayles and Phil Clarke in association with A24. 

Such Brave Girls Season 2 will come to the BBC and Hulu in 2025.