<P> Haters Back Off is a television comedy series starring Colleen Ballinger, based on her character Miranda Sings, that was released on Netflix on October 14, 2016 . The "surreal and absurd" series centers around the family life of Miranda Sings, a sheltered, self - absorbed, overconfident and untalented young performer who seeks fame on YouTube . The half - hour episodes depict Miranda's road to fame, and the price she pays for trampling on the feelings of others . Season 1 follows Miranda from the time she uploads her first video until one of her videos goes viral . The show co-stars Angela Kinsey as Bethany, Miranda's mother, Steve Little as Jim, Miranda's uncle, Francesca Reale as Emily, Miranda's sister, and Erik Stocklin as Patrick, Miranda's best friend . Netflix describes the show as "a bizarre family comedy, and a commentary on society today and our fascination with fame ." </P> <P> The show was developed by Colleen Ballinger and her brother, Christopher Ballinger, together with showrunners Gigi McCreery and Perry Rein . It is produced by Brightlight Pictures . The show is named for Miranda Sings' signature catchphrase that she uses when responding to negative comments on her YouTube videos . The eight episodes of series 1 were released simultaneously worldwide . The show is one of the first scripted series created by a YouTube personality . </P> <P> Netflix has renewed the series for an 8 - episode second season, to be released on October 20, 2017 . Ballinger told Entertainment Weekly that the writers plan to continue pulling stories "from things that actually happened to me in my career" and that, in season 2, "Miranda has a lot of mending relationships to do ." The season is set to introduce Miranda's father, played by Matt Besser . </P> <P> Since 2008, Colleen Ballinger has posted videos as her comically talentless, narcissistic and quirky character, Miranda Sings, primarily on the YouTube channel Miranda Sings . The character is a satire of bad, but egotistical, performers who film themselves singing as a form of self - promotion . Miranda is portrayed as a home - schooled young woman who is eccentric and infantilized, narcissistically believes that she was born famous, and is obsessed with show business fame . Miranda uses spoonerisms and malapropisms, is irritable, ludicrously self - absorbed and self - righteous, socially awkward, and has a defiant, arrogant attitude . She responds to people who offer criticism with the catchphrase, "Haters back off!" </P>

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