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Amazon Prime Video reveals character posters from the highly anticipated Amazon Original Series Homecoming Season 2
A week before the critically acclaimed Amazon Original Series Homecoming returns for its second season, Amazon Prime Video gives a glimpse into all key characters of the show. The new season stars Janelle Monáe, Stephan James, Oscar-winner Chris Cooper and Emmy-winner Joan Cusack, Hong Chau among others. The second season of critically acclaimed International Amazon Original Series Homecoming launches on 22nd May, 2020 across 200 countries and territories exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Janelle Monae
Things can’t seem to be any worse for Jackie as she wakes up on a boat having absolutely no idea how she got there. And here begins her quest to figure out her own identity. Watch the singer-songwriter step into the spotlight as she goes head-to-head with the Geist Group as the suspense series returns on Amazon Prime Video.
Stephan James
With no faith in his own memories, but eager to leave his traumatic war experiences behind him, one can’t wait to see if Walter Cruz will be able to solve the mystery behind the Homecoming Initiative's guileful methods? Get set for a fascinating watch as Stephan James returns to unfold new mysteries in Amazon Prime Video's thriller Amazon Original Series Homecoming Season 2.
Chris Cooper
An eccentric botanist, more at home in his greenhouse than in the boardrooms of the company he created, Leonard Geist's quiet existence is all about to be disturbed. Catch the Oscar-winner playing the role of Leonard Geist, the company’s strange founder, in Amazon Prime Video's gripping thriller Homecoming Season 2.
Joan Cusack
Eccentric, yet so ambitious, Army Officer Francine Bunda does not shy away from unconventional tactics to get what she wants. Get ready to be kept at the edge of your seat as the Emmy winner Joan Cusack carries out/executes the nefarious purposes of Geist Group and the Homecoming Initiative in Amazon Prime Video's acclaimed drama Homecoming Season 2.
View the character posters here: https://www.webcargo.net/l/1B6jKMfZdB/
View the character posters on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAFUUMFAoC1/
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/D9NO0dhCSAg
Synopsis:
NEW MYSTERY. Good intentions. Erratic bosses. Mounting paranoia. Unforeseen consequences spiraling out of control.
Homecoming’s co-showrunners and executive producers are Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, who are also the creators of the Gimlet Media podcast upon which the show is based. All episodes of the second season are directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, who also serves as Executive Producer. Homecoming Season stars, Janelle Monáe, Stephan James, Oscar-winner Chris Cooper, Emmy-winner Joan Cusack and Hong Chau among others.
Homecoming Season 2 will join the thousands of TV shows and movies from Hollywood and Bollywood in the Prime Video catalogue, including Indian produced Amazon Original series such as The Family Man, Mirzapur, Inside Edge and Made In Heaven, and award-winning and critically acclaimed global Amazon Original series including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Boys, Hunters, Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, all on Prime Video, which is available at no extra cost for Amazon Prime members. The service includes titles available in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Bengali.
Prime members will be able to watch all episodes of Homecoming Season 2 anywhere and anytime on the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, Apple TV, Airtel, Vodafone, etc. In the Prime Video app, Prime members can download episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. Prime Video is available in India at no extra cost to a Prime membership for just ₹999 annually or ₹129 monthly, new customers can find out more at www.amazon.in/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.
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Meta plans 8,000 layoffs in new AI-led restructuring wave
First phase from May 20 may cut 10 per cent workforce amid AI pivot.
MUMBAI: At Meta, the future may be artificial but the cuts are very real. The social media giant is reportedly preparing a fresh round of layoffs, with an initial wave expected to impact around 8,000 employees as it doubles down on its artificial intelligence ambitions. According to a Reuters report, the first phase of job cuts is slated to begin on May 20, targeting roughly 10 per cent of Meta’s global workforce. With nearly 79,000 employees on its rolls as of December 31, the move marks one of the company’s most significant workforce reductions in recent years.
And this may only be the beginning. Sources indicate that additional layoffs are being planned for the second half of the year, although the scale and timing remain fluid, likely to be shaped by how Meta’s AI capabilities evolve in the coming months. Earlier reports had suggested that total cuts in 2026 could reach 20 per cent or more of its workforce.
The restructuring comes as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg continues to steer the company towards an AI-first operating model, committing hundreds of billions of dollars to the transition. Internally, this shift is already visible: teams within Reality Labs have been reorganised, engineers have been moved into a newly formed Applied AI unit, and a Meta Small Business division has been created to align with broader structural changes.
The trend is hardly isolated. Across the tech sector, companies are trimming headcount while investing aggressively in automation. Amazon, for instance, has reportedly cut around 30,000 corporate roles nearly 10 per cent of its white-collar workforce citing efficiency gains driven by AI. Data from Layoffs.fyi shows over 73,000 tech employees have already lost jobs this year, compared with 153,000 in all of 2024.
For Meta, the move echoes its earlier “year of efficiency” in 2022–23, when about 21,000 roles were eliminated amid slowing growth and market pressures. This time, however, the backdrop is different. The company is financially stronger, generating over $200 billion in revenue and $60 billion in profit last year, with shares up 3.68 per cent year-to-date though still below last summer’s peak.
That contrast underlines the shift underway. These layoffs are less about survival and more about reinvention. As Meta restructures itself around AI from autonomous coding agents to advanced machine learning systems, the question is no longer whether the company will change, but how many roles will be left unchanged when it does.
