{"id":905578,"date":"2026-09-26T00:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/905578\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T00:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:24:09","slug":"the-tonight-show-is-bringing-back-its-microdrama-for-a-second-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/905578\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Tonight Show\u2019 Is Bringing Back Its Microdrama for a Second Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/tonight-show\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tonight-show_1\" data-tag=\"tonight-show\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Tonight Show<\/a> is debuting a second season of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/microdrama\/\" id=\"auto-tag_microdrama_1\" data-tag=\"microdrama\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">microdrama<\/a> satire Who Billionaire? Me Billionaire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe vertical, whose first season debuted in late July, will return for a second season during the Sunday, Sept. 27 episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jimmy-fallon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jimmy-fallon_1\" data-tag=\"jimmy-fallon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Fallon<\/a>\u2018s late-night show following Sunday Night Football. Sponsored by the oral care company TheraBreath, the series has been positioned as late-night television\u2019s first microdrama. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/the-daily-show-first-microdrama-1236652665\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Show<\/a> is also planning a different satire of the format.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWho Billionaire? Me Billionaire season two will bring back stars Fallon, John Stamos, Kasey Esser, Rose Kelso and Delaney Rowe for some soapy, ultra-heightened drama. \u201cSurprise guest stars\u201d will also appear on the microdrama, according to The Tonight Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe first season began with two billionaire couples celebrating an engagement when a vengeful stranger (Stamos) interrupted their celebration. Per the late-night show, the second season will picks up as \u201cChaiston [played by Fallon] becomes increasingly unhinged, his best friend Brax (Kasey Esser) becomes suspicious that Prestina (Delaney Rowe) may be having an affair and it all ends with someone in a coma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe first bite-sized episode of the series will premiere on Sunday\u2018s broadcast and episodes one through six will subsequently be made available on Peacock and The Tonight Show\u2019s social-media platforms. Another episode will premiere during Monday\u2019s episode of The Tonight Show, followed by episodes seven through 12 each appearing on Peacock and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe first season of Who Billionaire? Me Billionaire drew 27 million viewers, according to The Tonight Show. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tonight Show is debuting a second season of its microdrama satire Who Billionaire? Me Billionaire. 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