No want to put your bets: Chuck Lorre‘s “Bookie” is coming again. The comedy sequence, starring Sebastian Maniscalco and created by Lorre and Nick Bakay, has been renewed for a second season. The primary season’s finale debuted on Max on Dec. 21.

“We couldn’t be extra excited that Max listened to their intestine, paid the juice, and let it journey on Season 2 of ‘Bookie,’” Sheen and Bakay mentioned in an announcement.

The darkish comedy, produced by Warner Bros. TV, adopted Maniscalco’s Danny, an L.A. bookie attempting to maintain his job amid the attainable legalization of sports activities playing in California. With the assistance of his greatest pal Ray (Omar J. Dorsey), sister Lorraine (Vanessa Ferlito), and reformed drug vendor Hector (Jorge Garcia), he should attempt to settle his purchasers’ money owed.

“There’s little doubt that Chuck and Nick’s ‘Bookie’ gained huge this season as they took us on a hilarious journey into the underbelly of unlawful sports activities playing, that includes a forged led by one other dynamic duo: Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey,” WBTV chairman Channing Dungey mentioned in an announcement. “I’m trying ahead to watching extra of their antics in Season 2. Congratulations to the complete forged and crew, and because of our companions at Max.”

The sequence additionally stars Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito and Maxim Swinton. Lorre additionally staged a bit if of a “Two and a Half Males” reunion with a shock look by Charlie Sheen and Angus T. Jones — a transfer that shocked longtime followers conscious of Sheen and Lorre’s public falling out in 2011.

After a few years, the producer was in a position to transfer ahead. “I liked working with Charlie on ‘Two and a Half Males.’ We did 170 episodes collectively earlier than all of it fell aside. And as a rule, we had fun. Assuming he’s in an excellent place, I’m in an excellent place,” he instructed Selection about deciding to achieve out to Sheen. “I used to be nervous, however virtually as quickly as we began speaking, I remembered, we had been associates as soon as. And that friendship simply abruptly gave the impression to be there once more. I don’t wish to be too mawkish about it, nevertheless it was therapeutic. And he was additionally completely sport to make enjoyable of himself. When he got here to the desk learn of that episode, I walked up, and we hugged. It was simply nice.”

Maniscalco government produces alongside Lorre, Backay, Judi Marmel and Andy Tennant.