HBO Max’s ‘House of Ho’ Stars on Emotional Season 2 and Being Free to Share Their Struggles (Exclusive)

The Ho family is back for season 2 of HBO Max’s House of Ho, which chronicles the multigenerational clan’s lavish Texas lifestyle, and the ups and downs in their hectic personal and professional lives. While the first season introduced viewers to patriarch Binh and matriarch Hue, who built a multimillion-dollar real estate and banking empire, and their grown children, Washington and Judy, as they try to live up to their parents’ exceedingly high expectations, the new season — premiering Thursday — peels back the layers and aims to go deeper into the fabric of the Ho family.

In season 2, Washington charts his journey to stay sober while re-evaluating his career, while Judy enjoys engaged life with fiance Nate Nguyen as she undergoes IVF in an effort to become pregnant. Joining the party are single roommates Bella and Kim Ho, Washington and Judy’s cousins, and independent-minded Vanessa Kon and Tammy Gee, Nate’s sisters, and their respective partners, Carlton Kon and Tran Nguyễn.

“I’m excited for everyone to catch up with us. Hopefully we have a lot of fans from season 1 that are returning. And now that HBO Max has so many more subscribers, I’m sure we’ll have a lot of new fans, but I’m excited for everyone to catch up with us and what’s going on with our family,” Judy told ET over Zoom recently. “I got engaged and I’m going through IVF, and me and Nate are still together.”

“Leslie and I are doing great, and I can’t wait for the world to see how great we’re doing,” Washington teed up.

The Ho siblings looked back on what they learned about the feedback they received or came across from viewers tuning in to season 1, and how that may have affected how they presented themselves in these next 10 episodes.