The second season of ''
Psych
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observ ...
'' originally aired in the United States on
USA Network from July 13, 2007 to February 15, 2008. It consisted of 16 episodes.
James Roday,
Dulé Hill,
Timothy Omundson,
Maggie Lawson, and
Corbin Bernsen reprised their roles as the main characters, and
Kirsten Nelson joined the main cast. James Roday portrayed
Shawn Spencer, a fake
psychic detective who periodically consults for the
Santa Barbara police department. A DVD of the season was released on July 8, 2008.
Production
Show creator
Steve Franks
Steve Franks is an American screenwriter, director and musician based in Orange County, California. He is best known as the creator of the USA Network original series ''Psych''.
Education
Franks graduated from the University of California, Irv ...
remained in his position of
showrunner
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. "I Know, You Know," performed by The Friendly Indians, continued to be used as the theme song, though it was modified for two episodes: "
Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy," in which it was performed with a Christmas theme, and "
Lights, Camera... Homicidio," in which the lyrics were sung in Spanish.
Mel Damski directed three episodes for the season, while
John Badham,
Jason Ensler,
Joanna Kerns,
John Landis,
Eric Laneuville,
Paul Lazarus,
Tim Matheson,
Arlene Sanford,
Oz Scott,
Matt Shakman,
Stephen Surjik, and
Michael Zinberg directed one episode each. Steve Franks directed his first episode for the series, directing the season finale.
Franks also wrote four episodes, while Andy Berman wrote three.
Josh Bycel, Anupam Nigam, Saladin K. Patterson, and
James Roday wrote two episodes each. Daniel Hsia, Tim Meltreger, and Tami Sagher each wrote one episode.
Cast
Every cast member from the end of the
first season returned, with one addition.
James Roday continued to play fake psychic detective
Shawn Spencer.
Burton "Gus" Guster returned, portrayed by
Dulé Hill.
Timothy Omundson returned as Head Detective
Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter, while
Maggie Lawson continued to portray
Juliet "Jules" O'Hara.
Corbin Bernsen was kept on as
Henry Spencer. This was the first season in which
Kirsten Nelson received a star billing for her role as SBPD Interim Chief
Karen Vick.
Sage Brocklebank continued to portray Officer
Buzz McNab, in 11 of the 16 episodes.
Liam James was the sole actor portraying young Shawn Spencer, and Carlos McCullers II took over the role of young Gus.
Phylicia Rashad made her first appearance as Winnie Guster, and
Ernie Hudson made an appearance as William "Bill" Guster. Other guest stars in the second season included
John Amos,
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953) is an American actor and singer best known for playing the role of Booger in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' movies, Herbert Viola on the TV series ''Moonlighting'', Miles Dalby in the film '' Risky Busines ...
,
Obba Babatundé,
Malcolm Barrett,
W. Earl Brown,
Matt Cedeno,
Tim Curry,
Cristián de la Fuente
Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean-American actor, presenter, model and producer.
Early life
Cristian De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente (died 1996) an ...
,
Amanda Detmer
Amanda Jeannette Detmer is an American actress. She made her big screen debut playing Miss Minneapolis in 1999 comedy film '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', and later had a supporting role in ''Final Destination''.
In early 2000s, Detmer had starring r ...
,
Gina Gershon,
Ben Giroux,
Philip Baker Hall
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Hall is known for his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson, including '' Hard Eight'' (1996), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) and ''Magnolia'' (1999). He als ...
,
Howard Hesseman
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,
Telma Hopkins,
Katharine Isabelle,
Christopher Jacot,
Bianca Kajlich
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,
Eric Keenleyside,
Melanie Lynskey,
Shane Meier,
Alex Meneses,
Brian Doyle-Murray,
Dylan Neal,
Amanda Pays,
Lou Diamond Phillips,
Saul Rubinek,
Corey Sevier,
Kevin Sorbo,
Kerry Washington, and
Calum Worthy.
Episodes
Notes
References
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2007 American television seasons
2008 American television seasons