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Watch the Emotional Season 2 Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Atypical’

“It’s a rough world out there. That’s why you need your family.”

Just under a week since the season two premiere date for Netflix’s Atypical was announced, the upcoming new season has its very first teaser and full trailer.

Season two will follow the Sam and the Gardner family as they try to move on to the next stages in their lives. For Sam, that means a life beyond high school which can be a stressful time for any teenager, let alone a teenager which autism. In the below trailer, we see Sam struggling with moving forward and applying for college. Change never comes easy, but as the trailer points out, that’s why you need your family.

Check out the teaser which was posted to Atypical‘s social media accounts on Monday as well as the full trailer below. Both are sure to tug hard on your heartstrings.

Atypical was created by Robia Rashid (The Goldbergs) and also stars Michael Rapaport, Brigette Lundy-Paine, and Amy Okuda.

Check out the official series synopsis is below. Atypical’s second season will be available for streaming on Netflix beginning September 7th.

[row]“Atypical is a coming of age story that follows Sam (played by Keir Gilchrist), an 18-year-old on the autistic spectrum as he searches for love and independence. While Sam is on his funny yet emotional journey of self-discovery, the rest of his family must grapple with change in their own lives as they all struggle with the central theme: what does it really mean to be normal? Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as his mother, Elsa, who is on her own journey of self-discovery.

Michael Rapaport plays his father, Doug. Brigette Lundy-Paine (Margot vs Lily, The Glass Castle) plays Sam’s sister Casey and Amy Okuda (How to Get Away with Murder) plays his therapist Julia. The series produced by Sony Pictures Television is created and written by Robia Rashid (The Goldbergs, How I Met Your Mother, Will & Grace). Academy Award-winning producer Seth Gordon (Baywatch, The Goldbergs, Horrible Bosses, The King of Kong) directs several episodes. Rashid and Gordon serve as executive producers along with Mary Rohlich, and with Jennifer Jason Leigh serving as a producer.”[/row]