Quick summary
- Hudson Williams is a guest on season 2 of CBC’s unscripted series The Assembly, according to PinkNews.
- Zach Galifianakis, Jay Baruchel, Marie-Philip Poulin, Ashley Callingbull and Lights are also listed as guests.
- CBC says more than 30 autistic and neurodivergent adults act as the interviewers.
- PinkNews reports the season premieres on CBC TV on 1 November.
Hudson Williams has taken the hot seat on The Assembly, the Canadian interview series in which autistic and neurodivergent adults put direct questions to famous guests. The Heated Rivalry star appears in season 2 on CBC, a line-up that also includes Zach Galifianakis and Jay Baruchel, PinkNews reports.
What is The Assembly?
The Assembly is CBC’s version of a French format, Les Rencontres du Papotin, which launched on France 2 in 2022. CBC’s announcement describes it as unscripted, with celebrities facing probing questions in conversations with no set limits. The broadcaster says season 2 features more than 30 neurodivergent and autistic adults as interviewers, and each episode centres on a different guest.
Season 1 guests included Howie Mandel, Arlene Dickinson, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Russell Peters, as C21 Media noted. CBC said season 1 earned two 2026 Canadian Screen Awards nominations, including Best Factual Series. It is produced by Small Army Entertainment in Vancouver.
What Williams is asked
PinkNews says the first trailer shows Williams answering questions that range from the explicit to the emotional. The questions include one about his friendship with Heated Rivalry co-star Connor Storrie. PinkNews reports that he met the warning about a question on his sex life with an enthusiastic “Hell yeah!”. In another moment he says that when he feels lonely, his friends and family help lift him back up.
The show’s own rule, as quoted by PinkNews, is that no subject is out of bounds. That makes the trailer clips a teaser rather than a full picture of the episode, and we have not seen the full conversation.
The rest of the season 2 line-up
According to PinkNews, the other guests this season are Galifianakis, Baruchel, Olympic hockey player Marie-Philip Poulin, Callingbull and the singer Lights. CBC’s April renewal announcement did not name any season 2 guests. It said filming would begin in Vancouver that month, with a fall 2026 target for the premiere.
Radio-Canada’s French-language version, Facteur A, was also renewed for a second season.
What happens next
PinkNews gives a CBC TV premiere date of 1 November. CBC’s announcement says season 1 streams free on CBC Gem, though it does not confirm where season 2 will stream. We could not find an official word on availability in Australia. For more on his recent work, see our pages on Hudson Williams on the Heated Rivalry Season 2 set, Hudson Williams in Yaga Episode 5 and everything we publish under the Hudson Williams tag. You can also browse TV & Dramas.
Frequently asked questions
Who is on The Assembly season 2?
PinkNews lists Hudson Williams, Zach Galifianakis, Jay Baruchel, Marie-Philip Poulin, Ashley Callingbull and Lights as guests.
Who asks the questions on The Assembly?
More than 30 autistic and neurodivergent adults are the interviewers, according to CBC.
Where can I watch The Assembly?
It airs on CBC TV in Canada, and CBC says season 1 streams free on CBC Gem. No Australian release has been confirmed in the sources we read.
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