1st Trailer! Everything to Know About Netflix’s ‘My Unorthodox Life’ Season 2

Even more glamour and drama! Following its successful first season on Netflix, My Unorthodox Life was renewed for more episodes in September 2021, continuing its focus on fashion, family and all things fabulous.

My Unorthodox Life follows Elite World Group CEO, Julia Haart, and her family’s daily lives in New York City after previously leaving their ultra-Orthodox Jewish community upstate. The fashion designer showcases her business-savvy mindset and welcoming home life with kids Batsheva, Shlomo, Miriam, and Aron — whom she shares with ex-husband Yosef Handler. Julia’s second husband, Silvio Haart, and Elite’s COO, Robert Brotherton, also recurred on season 1 of the series.

“You know, it took me eight years to tell my story,” the businesswoman discussed the show’s premise on the Ellen DeGeneres Show shortly after the renewal news was announced. “There [are] so many women who’ve been told they’re less than, that they have to wait their turn, that they have to be polite and I thought, ‘Here’s a story about a crazy woman who picked herself up at 43 and changed everything about her life.’ I hope that it gives inspiration and courage to others to do the same.”

The Brazen author previously left the Orthodox Jewish community in Monsey, New York, upon her divorce from Hendler, shortly before making her mark on the fashion industry. The first season’s nine episodes premiered on the streaming platform in July 2021. While Julia navigated her career and motherhood duties, each of her children sought to find their own identity as they also left their hometown and settled into new lives in Manhattan. (Julia’s youngest son, Aron, for his part, splits his time at his mom’s and day’s homes.)

“I think that my mom’s reason for sharing her journey is because she wants to show people that are unhappy or are struggling in any religion or any society where they feel that there are extreme rules, that you can still live a very fulfilling and accomplished life without sticking to all those rules,” Batsheva — who announced her separation from husband Ben Weinstein in November 2021— previously opened up about filming the docuseries during an August 2021 interview with Nylon. “I think that that’s what makes the show so appealing, because it’s not just about extreme Judaism, it’s about any religion or any society where women feel less than or are just meant to have children. So that’s what really makes it so relatable.”

While few details about the show’s forthcoming second season have been revealed, the Haart family has excitedly teased future storylines.

“People got very curious about our life,” the matriarch told E! News in October 2021. “I love constantly changing and evolving, so there are a lot of surprises in season two, let’s just stay that.”

Julia’s children have also been vocal about the upcoming episodes. Her younger daughter, Miriam, for her part, teased the show’s return via Instagram in October: “WE ARE BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON !! Get ready for SEASON 2 of #MyUnorthodoxLife coming out on @netflix !!!

Scroll below for everything we know so far about My Unorthodox Life season 2:

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Julia confirmed the news in September 2021 during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres.

“Two big things got crossed off my Bucket List this week… Go on @theellenshow ✔️ Get a Season 2 of My Unorthodox Life on @netflix ✔️ 🥳,” the New York native wrote via Instagram at the time, alongside a clip from the daytime program. “Thank you SO much to everyone who has reached out, shared stories with us, and lovingly supported the show. Thank you for letting us share our lives with you, we can’t wait to dive even deeper! Season 2 here we come!”

Season 2 is set to feature more “fashion, family, female empowerment, faith, fabulousness, and of course, Haart,” according to an official press release from the network at the time.

While Netflix has not officially revealed further details about the cast list yet, considering the press release mentions Julia’s “family,” it is likely that fans will once again be able to catch up with the modeling agency executive, influencer Batsheva, law student Shlomo, engineering whiz Miriam and teenager Aron.

Weinstein, who was married to Batsheva for nine years, seemingly hinted that he would not be present for season 2 shortly after Us Weekly confirmed the couple had separated. In November 2021, the men’s stylist captioned an Instagram photo, “Officially not-famous,” which eagle-eyed fans thought subtly referenced his in-laws’ reality TV show.

“There are a lot of surprises in season 2,” the mother of four teased to E! News in October 2021, noting that viewers have been very interested in learning about her past life. “I get questions all the time: ’Did you watch TV, did you not watch TV? Did you read a book, did you not read a book?’ What they don’t understand is that it is a world where your destiny is defined by your biology. That’s what it is. As a woman, you’re told that every woman’s place is the same; Every man’s place in life is the same.”

Netflix announced in November 2022 that season 2 will be released on December 2 in a nine-hour special.

“I think [filming season 1] definitely brought [the family] closer and the reason for that is because we’ve shared this experience that I haven’t shared with anybody else,” Miriam exclusively told Us in December 2021 at the DeuxMoi x Studs Holiday Party. “We’ve been on the show together, we’ve been vulnerable with each other and only they know how I feel because they feel the same way so it’s definitely brought us closer and I’m so lucky to have gone through this with them.”

Shortly after the docuseries was picked up for season 2, Miriam asserted that their entire family was “down” to return to the cameras.

“We’ve gotten so much positive feedback from season 1 [and] I’ve gotten 100s, probably 1,000s of DMs from people saying thank you for talking about my sexuality, being a woman in tech, and [that feedback is] so much validation to talk about your story,” the Stanford University student told Us in December 2021, while teasing the upcoming season. “All I can say about season 2 is that we’re being more vulnerable, there’s more drama and it’s just extra, extra, extra and so I’m really excited for everyone to see it.”

Miriam also revealed that the new episodes were “coming soon” and that she was currently in “New York for a reason.”

Us confirmed in February 2022 that Julia filed for divorce from her husband of two years. The twosome subsequently began a messy back and forth, with Julia being fired from Elite World Group. A source told Us at the time that he has “no plans” to be part of season 2 after the split, which went down one week into production.

“Silvio was part of the first week of filming My Unorthodox Life with Julia. He has no plans to be part of filming moving forward and it’s TBD whether he’ll appear in season 2 or if he’ll be cut out. Time will tell,” the insider said.

A series of first looks photos of the second season of the docuseries showed off that fans can expect to see the fashion designer tackle challenges in her personal and professional life.

“At its core this show has always been about family, and the love between me and my children,” Haart shared in November 2022 with ET. “Now, more than ever, you will see how we are all helping each other through the good times and the tough ones and I cannot wait for you to watch.”