7 Things We Learned About Transparent Season 2

The cast and creator of Amazon's Emmy-nominated Transparent gathered at the Television Critics Association fall previews, and debuted a first look at the show's upcoming season, which premieres on Dec. 4. Here's what we learned:

1. The show hired a trans writer and director. In Season 2, the show has to do less educating, and can instead "take the bubble wrap off...letting Maura be as fallible as her children," Soloway says. To that end, she hired Silas Howard, a trans director, and Our Lady J, a trans writer, to flesh out Maura's experiences. "Having trans writers and directors is important," Soloway says. "Trans people want to tell their own stories.