TNT Original Claws Set for Second Season

TNT has renewed its new original drama Claws for a second season, slated to launch in 2018.

Claws is set in a nail salon and follows the lives of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working in it. The show is currently reaching a multiplatform audience of 6.3 million viewers per episode across TNT’s linear, digital, mobile and on-demand platforms, averaging 1.1 million adults 18 to 49 in linear Live + 7. It ranks as U.S. cable’s number four new drama with adults 18 to 49 for 2017 to date.

“Look out Manatee County, these ladies are coming back for more!” said Sarah Aubrey, the executive VP of original programming for TNT. “These strong-willed, hilarious women represent the diverse voices this network is all about. Claws has certainly struck a chord with audiences and continues to attract new viewers each week.”

The series is executive produced by Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois and director Howard Deutch. Series creator Eliot Laurence serves as co-executive producer. Claws is produced by Jones and McCormack’s Le Train Train, in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television and Turner’s Studio T.