Owen Thiele Returns in 'Adults' Season 2 as His Slate Stacks Up Across Streaming
Owen Thiele is back on screens as Anton in the FX comedy "Adults," which returned for its second season on 27 August. The show follows a group of 20-something roommates navigating early adulthood, and Thiele's character picks up a storyline from the first season's kiss between Anton and Paul — addressing it, according to the actor, "in an unexpected way" (Variety).
The Season 2 launch was marked at an Instagram-hosted dinner at Palma in New York, celebrating the new run of episodes (Variety).
Thiele, 29, grew up in Los Angeles and came out in high school (Variety; Marie Claire). He also hosts the podcast "In Your Dreams" (Marie Claire). But acting and podcasting are only part of the picture.
He appears in Prime Video's "Overcompensating," where he plays a character named George. He is set to appear in "Peaked," an upcoming comedy from director Molly Gordon that also features Connor Storrie and Dua Lipa. And he is writing "Off Color," a semi-autobiographical Amazon comedy inspired by his experience growing up Black and gay in a white Jewish family. Susie Essman — best known as Susie Greene on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" — is attached to play his mother in that project (Variety).
Thiele's family roots run deep in entertainment. He is the son of music producer Bob Thiele Jr. and the grandson of record producer Bob Thiele, who co-wrote "What a Wonderful World" for Louis Armstrong. Thiele has described himself with some humour as a "nepo grandchild" — a nod to the industry conversation around children of famous parents, though his grandfather's legacy is two generations back (Variety).
For viewers, the second season of "Adults" means more of the ensemble comedy that shaped the first run, with Thiele's Anton at the centre of a storyline that refuses to settle where audiences might expect. Beyond FX, his name is spreading across platforms — Prime Video for "Overcompensating," Amazon for "Off Color," and whatever home "Peaked" lands on — making him one of the busier young actors stacking credits across the streaming landscape right now.
All facts sourced from a Variety interview published 28 August 2026, with supplementary biographical details from Marie Claire and The Hollywood Reporter.
