Starz has released the first trailer for the second season of Stephen Amell’s wrestling drama Heels. The series follows Jack (Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), two brothers and rivals who battle over their late father’s wrestling promotion, and it tells the story of the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling.
Season 2 begins after “a spectacular showing at the South Georgia State Fair, the Duffy Wrestling League’s popularity is suddenly on the upswing. Hoping to seize the opportunity, Jack and his cohorts prepare for a possible business deal with a new streaming service that may propel them onto a national stage. But the past and its tragedies threaten to upset everything when Ace leaves Duffy and the Dome in his rearview, and rival promotion Florida Wrestling Dystopia’s vengeful frontman Gully comes calling.”
The cast of the series also includes Mary McCormack, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. AEW star CM Punk will also return as Ricky Rabies, joined this season by his real-life wife AJ Mendez in the role of Elle Dorado.
Heels was created by Michael Waldron, who also serves as an executive producer. Mike O’Malley serves as executive producer and showrunner. O’Malley previously talked about Season 2, explaining that Jack is going to have to own up to how his own behavior has negatively impacted his family.
“To me, if you don’t have a clean conscience, you’re living a corrosive existence that’s eventually going to get you. Jack has to own how he treated Ace and how it’s affected his marriage and affected his relationship with his son. So here’s Jack, he’s gained everything he wanted but his brother’s walking out on him and his wife his son aren’t there.”
The new season of the pro wrestling drama will drop on July 28 on Starz.
