Miranda Sings' 'Haters Back Off' will return to Netflix for a 2nd season
Haters Back Off is getting a second season on Netflix.
The series follows the origin story of YouTuber Miranda Sings (played by Colleen Ballinger). Ballinger created her Miranda persona — a quirky, tone-deaf wannabe singer — in 2008.
Since then, the Miranda Sings channel has amassed more than 7.3 million subscribers. Ballinger's Miranda character won a Streamy Award in 2015 for best actress, and this year is nominated for a People's Choice Award for favorite YouTube star.
The Netflix series, which launched in October, documents the rise of Miranda, and the quirky family and friends that shaped her loud, unabashedly confident persona.
Steve Little (Eastbound & Down) co-stars as Miranda's overly confident and utterly misguided Uncle Jim, Francesca Reale as Miranda's sister Emily, Angela Kinsey (The Office) as Miranda's mom Bethany, and Erik Stocklin as Miranda's neighbor and best friend Patrick.
Ballinger developed the show with her brother Chris Ballinger, alongside Perry Rein and Gigi McCreery (both known for See Dad Run and Wizards of Waverly Place). They all serve as executive producers.
Ballinger tweeted her excitement.
She and co-writers on the show also did a YouTube Live video to take questions and share fan reactions.
The show is the latest addition to Netflix's library of growing family content. The streaming service is also releasing Chasing Cameron, a docuseries following Vine and YouTube star Cameron Dallas, on Dec. 27.
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
