Jon Hamm’s 9-Part Crime Series Is Worth An Easy Mid-Week Binge Before Season 2 Premieres

Published Mar 31, 2026, 5:24 PM EDT

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Jon Hamm's Your Friends & Neighbors Is Gaining Momentum This Week

Your Friends & Neighbors is building momentum this week on Apple TV's U.S. streaming charts ahead of its highly anticipated season 2 premiere on Friday, April 3, 2026. Hamm, who has starred in other massive streaming hits like Landman, The Morning Show, and Fargo, leads the series as Andrew Cooper, a wealthy hedge fund manager and family man in suburban New York who begins stealing valuables from his unassuming neighbors after losing his high-paying job.

Although Your Friends & Neighbors is somewhat carried by Hamm's outstanding performance as the likable "Coop", he is elevated by a great ensemble cast that includes Olivia Munn, Amanda Peet, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, and more. Your Friends & Neighbors is very much a crime series, though not entirely how you might expect it to be; it becomes as much about modern elite society, parental issues, extramarital affairs, and corporate corruption, all wrapped around the premise of Coop turning to a life of petty crime.

Your Friends & Neighbors was created by seasoned TV writer and producer Jonathan Tropper, best known for shows like Banshee, See, and Warrior. To put it simply, it's a show that wears many hats and often shifts into different genres, floating between characters here and there while still anchoring around Coop. If your interest in Your Friends & Neighbors is completely centered on Jon Hamm, you won't be disappointed, as he is in the vast majority of season 1's scenes. Even with the new addition of James Marsden (Paradise, Jury Duty) in season 2, expect this to remain Hamm's series.

Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 Returns This Friday On Apple TV

With Your Friends & Neighbors season 2 premiering on Apple TV this week, there's no better time to binge or re-watch season 1 than right now, so viewers can be fresh going into the new season. Without getting into spoiler territory, season 1 ends with a surprising twist that had the potential to destroy everything for Coop, and season 2 should carry on from the aftermath of those shocking developments.

While Your Friends & Neighbors season 1 was only 9 episodes, viewers will be able to enjoy 10 new episodes of Your Friends & Neighbors season 2 over the next several weeks. New episodes will be released every Friday on Apple TV throughout April and May, with the season 2 finale set to arrive on June 5, 2026, making this an ideal weekly watch this Spring 2026.

Your Friends & Neighbors belongs in a similar category as Sugar and Bad Monkey, two other Apple TV crime series with comedic and dramatic elements that have a major Hollywood star leading their cast, Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn, respectively. If you enjoyed either of those series or just can't get enough of Jon Hamm, then Your Friends & Neighbors is an easy choice for a new show to watch this week.