FX’s The Lowdown Season Two to Premiere in October
“Truthstorian” Lee Raybon is back for the next chapter of FX’s The Lowdown, the acclaimed drama from creator, executive producer, writer and director Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs) and starring executive producer Ethan Hawke.
Season two, which adds Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones and four-time Emmy nominee Betty Gilpin to the cast, will premiere Wednesday, October 14 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on FX and Hulu and will be coming to Disney+ internationally. New episodes of the eight-episode second season will be available each following Wednesday.
FX’s The Lowdown follows the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon (Hawke), a self-proclaimed Tulsa “truthstorian” whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble.
The show’s debut season was honored with an AFI Award as a TV Program of the Year, was featured on more than 30 TV critics’ Top 10 lists, and is rated 98% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. All episodes of season one are available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S.
Lee lives and works in a rare books store tucked in the heart of Tulsa – a local refuge and unofficial community hub. While Lee’s no idealist, he’s fiercely committed to exposing corruption and unearthing the city’s hidden rot, even when it puts him at risk.
As the season begins, Lee’s recent story on the life and untimely death of Dale Washberg (as seen in season one) earns him a local citizen journalist award. Unable to process things going well for a change, Lee self-medicates and, unsurprisingly, makes a less-than-stellar showing at the ceremony. But his wildly unfiltered speech grabs the attention of beautiful and brash public defender Ginger (Gilpin), herself a crusader for truth.
Though uncommonly immune to his charms, Ginger does accept Lee’s help on a case. One of her clients has gone MIA from the state penitentiary – but how can a man go missing in prison? The situation turns out to have all of Lee’s favorite ingredients: power, corruption, and malfeasance among the wealthy elite. It’s a perfect next story for The Heartland Press, where Marty (Keith David) is now Managing Editor, much to Lee’s chagrin.
Bumbling his way through the investigation with Ginger, Lee reluctantly enlists the assistance of Johnny (Rafael Casal), a jujitsu-trained dentist with a heart of gold, who is also the new husband to Lee’s ex Samantha (Kaniehtiio Horn), and co-parent to Lee’s teenage daughter Francis (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), who longs for more time with her ever-busy father.
Lee loves Francis more than anything in the world, but the urgency of this new case pulls him away from her more often than either of them would like. Things on the home front get even more complicated when Lee’s estranged grifter father, Lee Raybon Senior (Tommy Lee Jones), unexpectedly arrives in town – especially awkward since Lee has always told Francis that her grandfather was dead.
The Lowdown was created by Sterlin Harjo, who executive produces with Garrett Basch, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Hawke, Duffy Boudreau and Scott Teems. The series is produced by FX Productions.
