The second season of the Starz comedy Party Down is in production and the big news is Megan Mullally joining the cast as a regular. The new character is a small-town mom who moves to Hollywood to try and make her young daughter a star. Mullally replaces Jane Lynch who is now committed to Fox’s Glee, although the latter actress will return for at least one appearance. It’s not clear how many episodes this involves, but Kristen Bell is also returning for guest appearances, as the rival catering company owner and new girlfriend to Henry.
Other guest stars for the second season will include J.K. Simmons, Joey Lauren Adams, Steve Guttenberg, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Thomas Lennon and Jimmi Simpson.
Party Down is about a catering company in Los Angeles that employs struggling/failed actors, comedians and screenwriters. The show also stars Ken Marino, Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr and Ryan Hansen.
Season two will be ten episodes long and should premiere in April, 2010.
