The first season of Twisted Metal had no reason to be as good as it was. The show captured the essence of the video games while giving us a satisfying narrative surrounding Anthony Mackie’s courier delivering a mysterious package across the wasteland. The new season has found an actor for Calypso in Anthony Carrigan. The Barry star joins the cast of the second season as a series regular. Calypso is the charismatic host and creator of a dangerous demolition derby tournament, who invites all assassins, vigilantes, mercenaries, and joyriders to participate. The winner is promised the prize of making their greatest wish come true, but with a catch.
The show has also added Richard de Klerk, Patty Guggenheim, and Tiana Okoye as recurring guest stars. They’re joined by the cast from season one in Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, and Joe Seanoa (Samoa Joe) with Will Arnett returning as the voice of Sweet Tooth.
Twisted Metal is based on the classic PlayStation video game series of the same name. You can read our review of the first season here. Here’s what we had to say about the show in our review.
Twisted Metal is firmly rooted in the ’90s, just like the video games. From the fashion, music, themes, and humor, it feels all very ’90s. Right from the opening scene, Twisted Metal shows you exactly what it is, and what it isn’t. It’s not high-brow television. This isn’t prestige TV. It’s a show about cars exploding and clowns; so many musclebound clowns. Mackie gives off a performance that just oozes charm and fun. He and everyone else on this show know what they signed up for. They execute these humorous and almost silly scenes with plenty of energy.
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