If you've been waiting with baited breath for “Slingshot” Season 2 to arrive on Apple TV Plus, you're going to love it The first critics' reactions to the new series (premiering Friday, August 23) have arrived at Very positive

Indeed, it comes as no surprise Season 1 of “Slingshot” is already highly acclaimed The series premiered in 2022 to much acclaim (it still has a near-perfect 97% critical rating on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes) and garnered many award nominations from around the world

Here at Tom's Guide, we also included the show in our list of the best Apple TV Plus shows available for streaming right now Our writers described the show as “a far-reaching historical epic,” “dense and layered,” and, quite definitively, “one of the best shows of the year”

If you were looking forward to seeing the continuation of Ming Jin Lee's novel come to life, showrunner Sue Hu seems to be delivering another impressive season of unmissable television Early reviews of “Slingshot” Season 2 are as follows

“Slingshot” Season 2 is currently garnering an impressive 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes Indeed, this rating is based on only six recorded responses (at the time of writing), but individual ratings range from good to a perfect 10

At Collider, Chase Hutchinson rates the series 9/10, giving it a fairly definitive verdict: “The second season of Paste continues to be one of the best shows on television, with great performances throughout”

Paste's Elijah Gonzalez was equally favorable Although he found some “minor issues” with the second episode, Gonzalez concluded: “It portrays history in a straightforward but not heavy-handed way, and it portrays the family warmly but not overly idealized

Also, Kate Sanchez, in her 10/10 review of But Why Tho? 's 10/10 review, calling the series a “masterpiece” that “demonstrates the importance of television as a storytelling medium” and “builds to a gritty crescendo that reflects on the journey”

So far, the only “negative” response (still a 6/10 review) has come from LOOPER, where writer Alistair Ryder noted: “The second season of Slingshot is a considerable step backward from the first, but it's a quieter version of the previous season glimpses of what made it an emotional gem are still frequent

Overall, Season 2 of “Pachinko,” which premieres on Friday, August 23, will also be an Apple TV Plus must-see