While exact metrics remain undisclosed by Disney, the company confirmed a substantial 40% surge in viewership for Adults' second season compared to its debut. This figure accounts for global streams on Hulu and Disney+ within 12 days of the season's launch. A significant driver of this growth was international audiences, with overseas viewership doubling by an impressive 100%.

The series' first season also experienced a resurgence in interest. Following the release of the standalone prequel episode "Marathon Day" on July 31, a month prior to Season 2's premiere, streaming viewership for Season 1 climbed by 50%.

Beyond its growing audience, Adults has garnered considerable critical praise. Its Rotten Tomatoes score jumped from 77% for Season 1 to a perfect 100% for Season 2. Variety critic Alison Herman lauded the show's evolution, noting, "I frankly did not enjoy the show’s first batch of episodes, which strained mightily to generate zeitgeisty relevance and repeatable bits before its ensemble had fully cohered. But in Season 2, the co-creation of ‘Tonight Show’ alumni — and real-life couple — Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw no longer has the fake-it-til-you-make-it feel of trying to make fetch happen, to use a millennial reference the Gen Z protagonists would be unlikely to understand. ‘Adults’ finally has its own momentum, largely generated by a cast whose rapport obviates the need for any sweeping statements about their generation."

The series centers on a group of twenty-somethings in New York City, navigating the complexities of love, work, friendship, and family. The core group consists of Samir (Malik Elassal), Billie (Lucy Freyer), Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), Issa (Amita Rao), and Anton (Owen Thiele), who are all living together in Samir’s childhood home.

Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, along with Nick Kroll, Sarah Naftalis, Jonathan Krisel, Alicia Van Couvering, and Rob Rosell, serve as executive producers. FX Productions is the studio behind the comedy.