Sad news, I’m afraid. In a new scoop by TVLine, Hulu has cancelled the show after two seasons, the reason for this decision being, at this moment, unknown to the public. As of now, Dollface has not even been made widely available through Disney+/Star in many countries and thus we can’t help but find this decision hasty.
Here’s to hoping it won’t take long until we hear of new projects for Kat.
The new season of Dollface drops today across multiple national services, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, France and Norway. Head over to your Disney+ and catch up with Jules and the gang.
As of writing this post, KDD knows no dates for the season’s premiere in other countries.
Hulu has just opened the official Dollface shop, featuring apparel, mugs and stickers thus far. The t-shirt and hoodie, featuring the show’s floral logo as seen in the promotional material for the first season, are available in a range of sizes and different colour options.
Sadly, the items ship only to the USA and Puerto Rico, so the time has yet to come when I’ll be able to sip my coffee from an official Miss Dennings mug. Refer to the shop for more details.
You can peruse the catalogue below:
Attention, fellow Europeans! We now know that season 2 of Dollface is dropping on Disney+ UK and Ireland on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. We do not have any dates for continental Europe yet, but we sure hope it will not take much longer.
Yesterday, website The Advocate published an interview with Shay Mitchell about her character Stella Cole and Dollface season 2. Embedded in the article was also the video of The Advocate’s editor-in-chief Tracy E. Gilchrist chatting with Kat and Brenda, which you can watch below in 720p.
Hulu has just shared this Dollface season 2 featurette to their YouTube channel, featuring the cast and executive producers. Watch below in 1080p.
From turning 30 to experiencing new levels of friendship, watch the Cast and Executive Producers Kat Dennings, Michelle Nader, and Jordan Weiss discuss how #Dollface Season 2 came together.
When it comes to Kat Dennings’ role as Jules on Dollface, life comes pretty close to imitating art — and not just because her real-life fiancé appears as the object of her affection on the show. Season 2 of the Hulu series offers many parallels to Dennings’ personal life and experiences, and, to hear Dennings tell it, they only deepened her connection to her character.
The new episodes follow Jules as she makes several adjustments to her life as her 30th birthday looms. She finally decides to quit her job as Celeste’s right-hand woman and pursue her passion for graphic design (the Great Resignation has come to Woom) and learns what she needs in a romantic partner (goodbye, veterinarian who can’t cut ties with his ex). “She’s taking steps into being a formed human,” the actor tells Bustle of Jules’ self-actualization.
At 35, Dennings is doing some self-actualizing, too. After entering Hollywood in 2000 with an appearance on Sex and the City and later starring in Marvel blockbusters, she finally mustered the courage to try her hand at writing material of her own. First, she’ll adapt one of her essays into an episode for the upcoming anthology series Girls Can’t Shoot (& Other Lies); she has a few more writing projects that are still under wraps.
Like Jules, Dennings is also still finding the balance between prioritizing adult friendships and romantic relationships. “I have to really remind myself to be on the ball a little bit more because, yeah, I can be absent-minded,” she says of her tendency to go stretches of time without speaking to her equally busy friends. Now that she’s found “the right person” — rock star fiancé Andrew W.K. — she’s no longer caught in a constant juggling act. But she did shock her followers when she announced her engagement to W.K. only a week after going Instagram official with him in May 2021. “It was a wonderful, joyful thing,” she says, politely agreeing to disagree that the post brought the internet to its knees. Even so, Dennings is beaming about the “magical” update to her longtime crush on the musician.
Below, Dennings discusses Dollface Season 2, her relationship with Andrew W.K, and her favorite celebrity baby announcement.
In this season of Dollface, Jules finally gives herself permission to dream big and actually go after what she wants. Did that resonate with you, personally?
Something I’ve always done and wanted to do but I never really had the courage to go for it was writing, and I have a couple of things in development now. I had to talk myself into this thing, like, “You know what? Who said you weren’t good enough? And why do you think that? And why not?” I had to bite the bullet. And it’s very vulnerable. But I’m so glad I did, and now it’s a big new part of my life.
The women in the show are approaching their 30s in drastically different ways: Jules is nonchalant about it, while Madison is determined to have everything in order before hitting the milestone. What was your 30th like?
I remember feeling like it should feel like a huge giant deal, and it just didn’t. I don’t even think I did anything. I felt that pressure, I guess, to have it “together.” What does that even mean anymore? Nothing. It’s like we all have this pressure put on us by some ethereal force about things you have to do or have done by a certain age, and it’s just made up. Especially for women, we’re told stupid things that we have to do or have done by certain ages. Absolutely untrue and false.
On the show, Jules’ friend Izzy overthinks posting a photo of her new boyfriend on Instagram. Did you and Andrew W.K. have a conversation before going Instagram official and posting your engagement?
On one hand, you’re really excited and you want everyone to know certain things or whatever. But on the other hand, you’re like, “Well, as soon as I invite people into this, it’s sort of giving permission to people to know things.” It’s kind of a double-edged sword, but as soon as we were engaged, it was obviously fine to post. It was a wonderful, joyful thing. But yeah, I remember as a youngster, I definitely learned that lesson of like, eh, maybe don’t post everything as it happened. Maybe take a moment and really think about it, and that’s just how I do it.
I love when people post, like, “Surprise, I’m married.”
I love that. I love that. And not to shout anybody out, but when Alexis Bledel was like, “Hey, I’m married and have a kid!” I thought that was the coolest thing anyone has ever done. I just admire that so much. I wish her the best. I always admired that when people kept things really private and then just surprised.
And I love that you sort of manifested this relationship by tweeting at him, calling him a tall drink of milk back in 2014.
I know. I don’t even remember doing that. I’ve always been a huge fan of him and his music — he was obviously just a talented, amazing genius. I’ve just always admired him. And so it is a very strange and magical update to that story.
You previously said that, like Jules, you tend to fall off the face of the Earth when you enter relationships. How would you describe your friendships now and your dynamic with Andrew W.K.?
I, as a person, get overwhelmed really easily. Any time I have something big to focus on, I kind of just drop out. It’s not something I intend to do. I blink and it’s a month later. That’s just my personality, unfortunately. But I’ve actually been a lot better, I think. And it’s probably due to finding the right person and not feeling panicked and stressed out all the time, that’s it. Finding the right person, being really comfortable, and feeling at ease. It’s a tall order, but it can be done.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
This post unites our links to interviews relating to the second season of Dollface for easy access and your personal convenience. Please let us know of any related articles and/or videos we might be missing.
| Release date | Interviewer |
|---|---|
| Feb. 17 | The Advocate |
| Feb. 14 | Buzzfeed (Article) + (Game) |
| Feb. 13 | Collider |
| Feb. 12 | ExtraTV |
| Feb. 11 | The Hollywood Reporter |
| Feb. 11 | Harper’s Bazaar |
| Feb. 11 | Out |
| Feb. 10 | Entertainment Weekly |
| Feb. 10 | TV Insider |
| Feb. 10 | ABC7 New York |
| Feb. 10 | Boston Herald |
| Feb. 10 | The Knockturnal |
| Feb. 09 | E! Online |
| Feb. 08 | Women’s Health |
| Feb. 08 | New York Live |
| Feb. 06 | Young Hollywood |
| Feb 04. | Access Hollywood |
| Feb. 04 | Screen Rant |
| Feb. 04 | Nerds of Color |
| Feb. 03 | On the Red Carpet |
“It gave everyone this incredible assignment at a point in life where we all needed something good to look forward to.”
Whether you know her as Max from 2 Broke Girls, Darcy from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jules from Dollface, or one of her other numerous TV shows or movies, Kat Dennings is a comedy force and has put her mark on some pretty special projects over the years.
To celebrate the return of Dollface for a hilarious and often heartfelt Season 2, Kat sat down with BuzzFeed to chat about everything — like how we can thank Margot Robbie for her Dollface role, what it was like watching WandaVision become the biggest TV series of 2021 overnight, why Steve Martin is her idol, and much more. Here’s everything we chatted about:
There are major spoilers ahead for Dollface Season 2
After 2 Broke Girls ended, I was a little bit scared to do another TV show, just because I didn’t even know what I wanted to do next. Then, I really loved the pilot script. Basically, my manager said, “Margot Robbie [who is an executive producer on Dollface] wants you to read a script.” And I was like, “Okay! Sounds good! Whatever it is, I’ll do.”
So, of course, having Margot Robbie involved was a no-brainer. It was such a good jumping off point. I could see so many seasons coming out of it. It just felt like the right thing. It has such a unique vibe. Yeah, that’s how it happened: Margot Robbie wants you to read a script. That was it.
The executive producer thing was SO exciting for me. It felt very long earned because, you know, this is my 25th year of working — like, somehow that happened. You learn a lot as you go, just like in any job, but I felt really ready for that responsibility. I was very heavily involved and it felt really right. It’s so much fun taking on this role too, and I really enjoy it.
It was obviously anxiety filled because you go from, like, being home for a year and half to being back on a stage with hundreds of people. So, it’s scary, but the best thing about this show is we have an amazing showrunner, Michelle Nader, who I worked with on 2 Broke Girls. I threw a net over Michelle and brought her in as soon as I could. I trust her with my life, and she cares so much. She wants everything to be as good as it can be and as safe as it can be.
So I felt very safe. It really was done right. We could have started sooner and it might have been less of Dollface, so we really started filming at a time where we could have all the big scenes with all the extras and do everything safely. We were able to deliver the real season that we wanted to shoot.
It was wild watching it just take over, all while we were stuck at home. It was incredible. I filmed that right before the pandemic started. My plan was to get home from shooting WandaVision and then go right into Season 2 of Dollface. Of course, it didn’t happen like that. The beautiful thing that happened with WandaVision was everyone was home. Everybody watched it.
That thing that Disney+ did with their Marvel shows being released once a week and making you wait for the next episode was so smart. Of course, we want to binge-watch everything, but what they did for WandaVision was a gift for everybody to have something they could talk about and look forward to. It gave everyone this incredible assignment at a point in life where we all needed something good to look forward to. It was a special kind of moment. I’m so proud of the show and it has been wonderful to see the show, Lizzie [Olsen], Paul [Bettany], and everyone get so much love. I can’t believe I got to be in it. It’s a gift.
Truly, I had no idea if we’d see Darcy again. The beauty of Marvel is, like, once you’re in, you’re in. You’ll always be part of the Marvel family. So, I was always like, Maybe one day they’ll have a use for Darcy. But I had no idea what they were going to do with her. It was very surreal.
Yes. Yes. Actually, somewhere in this very library where I am sitting, there’s a book I stole from the Thor set. I might’ve asked permission, but I don’t think I did…I took it. It’s true.
I auditioned for everything and never got anything. I swear to god, everything you audition for is a rejection, so if you get like one job, it’s a miracle. When I was little, I auditioned for one of The Exorcist remakes.
BuzzFeed: No way!
Nora, it was horrible. I had to…ugh…do like a possession scene…you’re never going to stop laughing over this. So, I brought in a feather boa to the audition. First of all, I was like 10. My mom was like, “You’re not watching The Exorcist,” and I was like, “I need to for WORK.” I finally convinced her to let us rent it. So, I put in the tape back then because I’m 100 years old. We did VHS tapes from Blockbuster, kids. Anyway, the tape wasn’t rewound, so it started right on the scene where her head spins around and I freaked out.
I never watched it and to this day I’ve still never seen it because that scarred me for life. So, I went into the audition being like, I’m gonna do my own thing. It was…not good. If the tape exists, don’t release it. Please.
That was really exciting because I really wanted something different. Dollface is really interesting and it’s very different from any other comedy I’ve worked on. It has this magical realism element that I haven’t seen very much of. You know, the Cat Lady thing is so weirdly beautiful. It’s been so great. Hulu has been such a great partner. They’re so up for whatever.
That’s the best part of the show, in my opinion, because we got so close in Season 1. There’s really no bonding activity quite like making a television show together for 15 to 16 hours a day where you’re in weird situations. It’s the most fun. You eat together, you nap together, I mean, within reason, do crazy stuff together. The things we do on the show are not normal. Like, we share these very special activities and it’s sort of an irreplaceable bond that we all have. It’s been awesome and so special.
Oh my god. I never leave the house, so I don’t really meet that many people. But I remember a while ago, a really sweet woman came up to me once and she said her husband had passed recently and that she and her daughters watched 2 Broke Girls together in bed as their comfort show. For some reason, that story has always stuck with me and I thought it was so sweet.
That’s a really fun thing about this season because Season 1 was all about Jules begging her friends to take her back and essentially proving herself as a friend. Now, she’s already done that. After Season 1, she feels much more confident having her friends behind her and being a good friend. She finally feels like she knows how to do that. Then, the surprise for Jules in Season 2 is instead of being fired from her job, she’s promoted. She’s suddenly thrust into a whole new thing of being a boss. Like, suddenly she’s Izzy’s boss and she has people working under her, and she has to make decisions. It’s very scary for her.
Jules kind of starts to find her groove. I think that’s one of her main themes of this season, which is great. There’s a very emotional episode where she goes back home to see her parents and that’s a whole other side to Jules we haven’t explored yet. You can see where her anxiety comes from. That’s really interesting. To see why she’s like this and then seeing her come into her own.
Okay, well, Jennifer Grey is a dream. It was a dream come true and I’m a huge fan, obviously. Everyone loves Jennifer Grey. She’s brilliant. She’s like a ball of energy. She’s magnificent.
It’s cool because it’s unexpected because you would kind of think, Oh, Jules’ mom must be like THIS way. But now she’s this little energy-filled person who is very high strung. So that makes a lot of sense for why Jules is so….’AAAHH’ about everything. Then her dad just seems more like a lovable guy just standing there. I think it’s really cute and really revealing. It explains a lot about her.
Incredible! A once-in-a-lifetime thing. It felt very special in the moment and like a very special thing for us to look back on, you know, when we’re old. It was really, really wonderful. He was amazing, of course.
Oh, okay. [Andrew and I] binge-watched Dopesick, which was incredible. And, we can’t binge it because it’s weekly, but The Righteous Gemstones Season 2. It’s so good and hilarious.
Well, Steve Martin was the thing that happened to me as a kid that made me want to be whatever he does. Of course, I don’t do what he does, but you know. I think I saw The Jerk when I was really young and it completely, like, changed my brain chemistry. I didn’t know what was happening and I had never seen anything like that. I just kept getting his movies from the library and watching them over and over. Yeah, Steve Martin is the reason that I’m an actor.
Oh man. There are so many great scenes this season. [laughs] I get a really fun little scene with Esther Povitsky, who plays Izzy. I think it was our first scene just the two of us, like away from everybody and not at work. We get to do a really fun scene together in a car and I really enjoyed that day just as a person because I love Esther so much. We got to just hang out in a car together the whole day. So that was a special memory from filming this season, but there are so many to choose from.
BuzzFeed: I also love the moment where Jules, Madison, and Stella road trip to go get Izzy back.
Yes! It’s so good. I love all those kind of group scenes with us too. They are always a blast to film and are so funny.
Ah. Yes, I actually have. Somebody was watching 2 Broke Girls on a plane I was on once. I was like, Oh, god. Don’t look at me. How am I supposed to pee? Guess I’m not getting up this flight. Like, I can’t walk by this person. It’s kind of embarrassing seeing other people watch something you’re in, but obviously it’s what I dreamed about as a little kid.
Luke Cook is the sweetest guy. So funny. I was actually a huge fan of his before Dollface. If you follow him on TikTok or Instagram, he’s hilarious. Actually, he reached out to me on Instagram saying he thought he read for Dollface. I was like, “Hold, please.” And I was like, “We have to hire Luke Cook now!” Of course, he got it on his own because he’s brilliant. He’s amazing.
With Jules and Wes they have this like “Ehhh” vibe. She’ll be like, “Okay, let’s do this,” and he’s always hung up on something. Jules still isn’t able to stand up for herself with Wes, and that’s something she eventually does because she meets this great guy who actually seems to like her. It seems pretty straightforward. So then the question is, is she mature enough for this yet? The answer’s no, but almost. She’s getting there.
Is it sad to say that it was King Arthur from The Sword in the Stone? It was him. He was a cute animated boy. He was age appropriate at least.
Oh my god, Nora, this is the hardest question. I’m not kidding that we made memories every step of the way. I think anytime where all the girls get to be together in a scene is always something really special.
Like, we have a scene where all of us are in a restaurant and it’s such a simple scene, but it was so much fun. Anytime we just get to hang out is the best. Like, we all got to spend the whole day together. That’s my favorite, but I know that’s everyone’s favorite because we get to just take our shoes off, hang out, have some food, and show each other everything on our phones. It’s the best.
The Righteous Gemstones. Or a season of American Horror Story.
BuzzFeed: You and Evan Peters can have a little WandaVision reunion on AHS.
Oh god. That’s right! That would be funny.
Yeah, that’s something I used to do a lot. I have playlists on my phone for previous characters. I used to do it a ton. It’s a great way to set the tone for a character.
Oh my god. Owen Thiele. He’s so great.
Oh my god. Well, the cool thing about Season 2 is that everybody gets their own show. Like, Stella and Liv have their own thing, Madison has her new career starting, and Izzy has her relationship and she’s becoming more and more confident. Then, with Jules, it could kind of go anywhere.
Personally, I would like to see Jules really understand herself and really decide what she wants, instead of just reacting to things happening to her, because that is Jules’ pattern. I’m guilty of this, too. It’s like things just occur and Jules reacts. It would be nice if she were able to take stock of her life and go for it. Go for what she wants, not just what’s in front of her.
I’ve always wanted to see the bioluminescence plankton. You know, the beautiful glowing bioluminescence that you can see in some parts of the world. I’ve always wanted to see that. So wherever I can see that, I’d like to go there.
