The second season of FX’s comedy television series “Adults” released Thursday following anticipation surrounding its successful first season that aired in 2025. “Adults” has received critical acclaim for its relatable Generation Z humor and dialogue, with the second season not falling behind.
The show follows five friends in their 20s living rent-free and codependent in Samir’s family home in Queens, New York. The cast includes Malik Elassal as Samir, Lucy Freyer as Billie, Jack Innanen as Paul Baker, Amita Rao as Issa and Owen Thiele as Anton. The friends grapple with their lack of employment after graduating college, complicated relationships and simply surviving their newfound adult independence.
The season starts out strong by completely immersing the audience into these young adults’ chaotic lives — specifically, their struggle to be their authentic selves. Paul Baker and Anton, are mirrors of each other in this aspect. Paul Baker is ashamed of being friends with stereotypical frat boys and Anton is fighting to break the immature mold his sister placed him in. The merging of their postgrad selves with their past selves is an integral part of stepping into adulthood. The show portrays this struggle of self-discovery in a humorous way that is organic to Gen Z.
Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, screenwriters for “Adults,” naturally capture Gen Z dialogue and humor through the characters of Paul Baker and Anton. With many new adult shows today trying to capture the preconceived Gen Z identity, they tend to flush the dialogue with slang and constant jokes. That’s not the case for “Adults.” Throughout the show, there is barely any insertion of “Gen Z slang;” however, when slang is used, there is another character mocking or using it satirically.
The sitcom peaks in Gen Z humor with its ability to respectfully poke fun at the generation’s progressiveness and dating scene. When the group was introduced to Paul Baker’s “other friend group,” they came bearing gifts: fake flowers with pride flags shoved into them, a slogan tee that read “Directed by Greta Gerwig” and the comedic timing of the nonsensical outburst, “Cynthia Erivo! That’s it. That’s the whole sentence.” This scene is amusing due to the stereotypical frat boys failing to maintain a put-together, progressive appearance.
Issa’s character portrays uniquely cringeworthy behavior comically through her physical acting and dialogue delivery. The most entertaining aspect of the scene is Issa falling across the bar top pretending to be a crab. Rao exceptionally portrays the awkwardness of transitioning from a relationship to singleness to hookup culture.
“Adults” nearly perfectly encapsulates the absurd, dark and ironic tendencies of Gen Z humor through its natural dialogue, physical acting and character expression, exhibiting what it is like for Gen Z to navigate the unknown world of adulthood with their best friends.
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