We discuss recent progress towards extending the Helac framework to the calculation of two-loop amplitudes. A general algorithm for the automated computation of two-loop integrands is described. The algorithm covers all the steps of the computation, from the generation of loop topologies up to the construction of recursion relations for two-loop integrands. Finally, first steps towards the formulation of a new approach for reducing two-loop amplitudes to a basis of master integrals are discussed.