Netflix just pulled a vintage CIA plot twist: they dropped the trailer for FUBAR Season 2, and it’s even more bonkers than expected. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as Luke Brunner, everyone’s favorite semi-retired spy dad—but this time, he’s squaring off with an old flame played by none other than Carrie-Anne Moss. Yeah. Matrix Trinity just flipped into the FUBAR-verse.
And film Twitter? Screaming like it’s 1999.
Why This Trailer Just Rewired Spy TV (Or Did It?)
Let’s start with the facts:
- It drops June 12, timed for Father’s Day like a well-placed nuke.
- It’s bigger. Funnier. Hornier? (“Seductive and cheesy” was Netflix’s actual pitch.)
- And it’s got Carrie-Anne Moss as a former East German spy with a bone to pick and possibly an entire country to destabilize.
And here’s the kicker: FUBAR isn’t just surviving—it’s doing what the actual True Lies reboot couldn’t. While the CBS adaptation fizzled into procedural oblivion, FUBAR weaponized its nostalgia and blew up the formula.
This is Schwarzenegger: The Sitcom. By way of Reacher. On acid.
Inside the Spy-Com Glow-Up
Let’s talk evolution. When Season 1 dropped in 2023, it was supposed to be a retirement tour. Instead, it sparked a full-blown comeback arc, with Arnold slinging dad jokes in one hand and flashbangs in the other.
Now? It’s adding new mythology—with Moss playing a Cold War ghost from Luke’s past. Their dynamic, teased in just a few seconds, feels like Mr. & Mrs. Smith had a baby with The Americans and gave it a Netflix punchline.
Even the casting math is genius:
Moss = Gravitas.
Arnold = Chaos.
Monica Barbaro = The actual glue holding this thing together.
Also, somewhere in the corner? Jay Baruchel being tragically Canadian.
Should This Even Work? Who Cares.
There’s a lot to unpack, and none of it is subtle. But FUBAR knows exactly what it is—dadcore espionage with a shot of espresso. Created by Nick Santora (Prison Break, Reacher), it’s TV that doesn’t pretend to be deep. It just flexes, cracks a joke, and dives out a window.
If this trailer’s a fair preview, Season 2 is about trauma, trust, and extremely jacked 70-year-olds.
Would you watch this or burn $20? No judgment. (Okay, some judgment.)
