Samay Raina announces 'no filter' Latent 2, first episode to premiere on June 20
Samay Raina has confirmed that India's Got Latent 2 will stream on Netflix and YouTube on the same day. The inaugural episode of the second season will premiere on June 20.
Comedian Samay Raina announced a "no filter" return for India's Got Latent 2 on Friday, saying the show will still have swearing. Netflix confirmed that the second season will release on the platform, with the first episode going live on June 20, ending days of speculation around the show's return.
Raina said in a new promo that India's Got Latent 2 will be available on both Netflix and YouTube on the same day and with the same duration. He said everything would remain "same to same", with the only difference being that Netflix viewers would not see advertisements or a comment section.
In a separate Instagram Story, Samay also confirmed that the first episode of India's Got Latent 2 will premiere at 7 pm on June 20.
See the Story here:
Meanwhile, in the promo, Raina's friend Balraj says he has heard that Latent Season 2 is coming to Netflix. Raina replies that it is true.
Balraj then jokes that Raina has betrayed the platform where he started and says it was not the act of a "true gentleman".aina's bodyguard then walks in and says, "One has to do it for money."
Balraj continues by asking how much money Raina is going to make and whether he will forget his fans for money. Raina then tells both of them to stop arguing and says the show will be released on Netflix as well as YouTube, on the same day and with the same runtime. He adds that the difference is that Netflix will have no ads and no comment section.
Raina also says the show will continue without a filter. Referring to the language used on it, he says there will still be swearing because the show has no filter.
Earlier hint during the stand-up show
The formal announcement came after Netflix India shared a cryptic social media post featuring Raina's bodyguard and asked viewers to drop lemon and spice emojis in the comments. Raina was also added as a collaborator on the post. The caption read, "Drop [lemon and spice emojis] in the comments pls, we're gonna need it (sic)."
The post suggested that whatever was being launched would need fans' support to deal with tension and criticism. At the time, it led to speculation around India's Got Latent 2, though no official announcement had been made.
Raina had also earlier announced the second season of India's Got Latent during his stand-up special Still Alive, which was released earlier this year. However, little had been revealed about Latent 2 until now. The date and time of the show are still under wraps.
The bodyguard seen in Netflix's teaser is the same person who had appeared with Raina on stage during Still Alive. That link drew more attention to the social media post even as details about the project remained under wraps.
Several users also referred to the controversy around Ranveer Allahbadia's appearance on India's Got Latent Season 1.
What's the India's Got Latent controversy?
The controversy began after Ranveer made a remark on Samay's India's Got Latent that many viewers found offensive. He asked a contestant whether they would rather watch their parents have sex every day for the rest of their life or join in once to make it stop forever. The clip went viral and triggered widespread backlash online.
Multiple FIRs were filed against Ranveer and the show's producers, and the row also drew in Samay and other panellists. The National Commission for Women intervened, after which Ranveer submitted a written apology. The Supreme Court later granted him interim protection from arrest while also criticising the remarks as vulgar.
On Still Alive, Samay said the India's Got Latent episode at the centre of the backlash had seen Ranveer asking the controversial parents-related question eight times during the recording. He said that when he watched the edit, he felt Ranveer had made several inappropriate remarks, so he left in one instance and removed the rest. From his point of view, he said, 99 per cent of the inappropriate content had been edited out.
Samay also spoke about the fallout from the controversy. He referred to the guilt he felt when fellow comedians received death threats and legal notices, and spoke about the worry it caused his parents.
Allahbadia and Raina later had their first on-screen reunion since the row on The Great Indian Kapil Show, which streams on Netflix.
Comedian Samay Raina announced a "no filter" return for India's Got Latent 2 on Friday, saying the show will still have swearing. Netflix confirmed that the second season will release on the platform, with the first episode going live on June 20, ending days of speculation around the show's return.
Raina said in a new promo that India's Got Latent 2 will be available on both Netflix and YouTube on the same day and with the same duration. He said everything would remain "same to same", with the only difference being that Netflix viewers would not see advertisements or a comment section.
In a separate Instagram Story, Samay also confirmed that the first episode of India's Got Latent 2 will premiere at 7 pm on June 20.
See the Story here:
Meanwhile, in the promo, Raina's friend Balraj says he has heard that Latent Season 2 is coming to Netflix. Raina replies that it is true.
Balraj then jokes that Raina has betrayed the platform where he started and says it was not the act of a "true gentleman".aina's bodyguard then walks in and says, "One has to do it for money."
Balraj continues by asking how much money Raina is going to make and whether he will forget his fans for money. Raina then tells both of them to stop arguing and says the show will be released on Netflix as well as YouTube, on the same day and with the same runtime. He adds that the difference is that Netflix will have no ads and no comment section.
Raina also says the show will continue without a filter. Referring to the language used on it, he says there will still be swearing because the show has no filter.
Earlier hint during the stand-up show
The formal announcement came after Netflix India shared a cryptic social media post featuring Raina's bodyguard and asked viewers to drop lemon and spice emojis in the comments. Raina was also added as a collaborator on the post. The caption read, "Drop [lemon and spice emojis] in the comments pls, we're gonna need it (sic)."
The post suggested that whatever was being launched would need fans' support to deal with tension and criticism. At the time, it led to speculation around India's Got Latent 2, though no official announcement had been made.
Raina had also earlier announced the second season of India's Got Latent during his stand-up special Still Alive, which was released earlier this year. However, little had been revealed about Latent 2 until now. The date and time of the show are still under wraps.
The bodyguard seen in Netflix's teaser is the same person who had appeared with Raina on stage during Still Alive. That link drew more attention to the social media post even as details about the project remained under wraps.
Several users also referred to the controversy around Ranveer Allahbadia's appearance on India's Got Latent Season 1.
What's the India's Got Latent controversy?
The controversy began after Ranveer made a remark on Samay's India's Got Latent that many viewers found offensive. He asked a contestant whether they would rather watch their parents have sex every day for the rest of their life or join in once to make it stop forever. The clip went viral and triggered widespread backlash online.
Multiple FIRs were filed against Ranveer and the show's producers, and the row also drew in Samay and other panellists. The National Commission for Women intervened, after which Ranveer submitted a written apology. The Supreme Court later granted him interim protection from arrest while also criticising the remarks as vulgar.
On Still Alive, Samay said the India's Got Latent episode at the centre of the backlash had seen Ranveer asking the controversial parents-related question eight times during the recording. He said that when he watched the edit, he felt Ranveer had made several inappropriate remarks, so he left in one instance and removed the rest. From his point of view, he said, 99 per cent of the inappropriate content had been edited out.
Samay also spoke about the fallout from the controversy. He referred to the guilt he felt when fellow comedians received death threats and legal notices, and spoke about the worry it caused his parents.
Allahbadia and Raina later had their first on-screen reunion since the row on The Great Indian Kapil Show, which streams on Netflix.
