Vivica A. Fox is ready to date, and she's letting Netflix film it. The actress is part of the cast for season 2 of The Later Daters, the dating series executive produced by Michelle Obama, which returns December 30. TheWrap first reported the lineup on November 10.
Fox confirmed it to her followers on X the next day, calling the news a surprise and signing off with the hashtag #LoveWins.
A Celebrity Season This Time
The first season, which premiered in November 2024, followed six older singles in the Atlanta area as they went back out on blind dates. Season 2 changes the format. This time, all five women looking for love are famous.
Fox, 62, is joined by Christie Brinkley, Margaret Cho, Caroline Rhea and songwriter Pebe Sebert, whose daughter, the singer Kesha, will be by her side. Relationship coach Logan Ury, a Harvard-trained behavioral scientist, is back to guide them through it.
Obama executive produces through Higher Ground, the company she founded with Barack Obama. Boardwalk Pictures also produces. The first season did well for Netflix, pulling in 1.8 million views in its second week and landing on the streamer's English-language Top 10.
She Has Been Clear About What She Wants
This is Fox's first dating show, though she is no stranger to unscripted TV. She competed on Celebrity Apprentice back in 2015.
The Set It Off and Independence Day star has also never been shy about her standards. On the Today show in 2024, she said she would rather meet someone in person than on an app, and that she wants a partner who loves to travel and is comfortable with her success. She joked that she was "taking applications."
Looks like Netflix received a few.
It's shaping up to be a busy stretch for her with the Obamas' company. Fox is also set to star with Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis and Vanessa Williams in Women Like Us, a Netflix comedy directed by Tasha Smith and backed by Higher Ground.
Netflix has released first-look images from the new season. The Later Daters season 2 premieres December 30.
