William Jackson Harper to lead Season 2 of Love Life, succeeding Anna Kendrick

Deadline

The Good Place alum is joining the HBO Max romantic comedy anthology series as the Season 2 lead, taking over from Season 1 lead Kendrick. "As revealed at the time of Love Life‘s renewal, Season 2 will remain set in New York City but will focus on a new character’s journey," according to Deadline. "It centers on Harper’s character as he comes out of a years-long relationship with the woman he thought was going to be his person. The rug pulled out from under him, he is plunged back into the search for the romantic fulfillment that he thought he had already found." Beside The Good Place, Harper is coming off of filming Barry Jenkins' Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad.