Lisa Kudrow's 'The Comeback' Revived for Third and Final Season
- On June 27, 2025, HBO announced that Lisa Kudrow's comedy series The Comeback will return with a third and concluding season set to air in 2026 on both HBO and HBO Max.
- The series originally premiered in 2005, was canceled after one season, then revived for a second season in 2014 following growing fan demand and shifts in reality TV popularity.
- Creator Michael Patrick King reuniting with Kudrow will executive produce the new season focusing on Valerie Cherish's return to the current television landscape with production starting this summer.
- Amy Gravitt, HBO's comedy EVP, called Valerie Cherish a survivor and said King and Kudrow have "brilliantly scripted her return to HBO," expressing anticipation for the 2026 debut.
- This third season concludes Valerie Cherish’s story and reflects the show's lasting cult status and renewed relevance in today's TV environment more than 20 years after its launch.
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The Comeback season 3 confirmed 10 years after last episode
The Comeback is making... a comeback.The acclaimed Lisa Kudrow comedy series – which brutally satirised the television industry – is set to return for a third and final season more than a decade after its previous run, HBO has confirmed.The new season will begin filming this summer ahead of a broadcast at some point in 2026, with both Kudrow and series creator Michael Patrick King (And Just Like That…) back on board.Meanwhile, Dan Bucatinsky, La…
The Comeback: Lisa Kudrow’s hit HBO comedy to return for season 3
The Comeback is returning to our TV screens. On June 27, it was announced that HBO had greenlit a third and final season of the Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King-created comedy. The hilarious series follows veteran TV actress Valerie Cherish as she attempts to make a return to Hollywood after years out of the spotlight. In addition to Kudrow reprising her role as Valerie, The Comeback season three will feature the return of Laura Silverman as…

Lisa Kudrow comedy 'The Comeback' coming back for third, final season
Griffin Nagel/Peacock The Comeback is making a comeback. HBO has renewed the Lisa Kudrow-starring comedy series for a third and final season. The renewal announcement comes 20 years after the first season of the beloved HBO show debuted in 2005 and 10 years after season 2. Michael Patrick King, the show’s creator, is reuniting with Kudrow for the third and final chapter in Valerie Cherish’s story. They both will also executive produce the season…
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