HBO‘s The Comeback is set for a comeback. HBO has completed deals for a second installment of the cult 2005 comedy starring Lisa Kudrow, which will run as a six-episode limited series this fall. Production is set to begin in LA this month.
Related: HBO Eyes Return Of Michael Patrick King/Lisa Kudrow Comedy ‘The Comeback’
Creators Michael Patrick King and Kudrow return as executive producers along with Kudrow’s long-time producing partner, Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal). 
King and Kudrow will write the new season with Amy B. Harris and John Riggi. Set to re-join Kudrow are The Comeback co-stars Lance Barber, Bucatinsky, Robert Michael Morris, Laura Silverman and Damian Young. Noticeably missing from the list is Malin Akerman, who also was on the 2005 series. The original show starred Kudrow as washed-up sitcom actress Valerie Cherish, who gets a reality show documenting her attempt at a career comeback with a role on a new sitcom. In the new episodes, Valerie will continue her search to attain the spotlight, but this time around it illuminates a whole new series of problems when she achieves the visibility she wants. “The Comeback holds a special place in the hearts of its many fans, including many of us here at HBO,” said HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo in the announcement. “I can’t wait to find out what Valerie’s been up to since we last met.” The original series docu-style single-camera comedy earned three Emmy nominations, including a lead actress nom for Kudrow and a directing nom for King.
The show was hilarious. I wish they had explained why “one of the ten best shows of the decade” was ever cancelled to begin with… especially considering all the crap that gets to stay on the air.
+1….excellent point!
THEY GAVE HER ANOTHER TAKE!
What a show, can’t wait for this to “comeback”, bring it on. You go girl!
This is seriously the best news of the year (so far).
maybe in 5 years we’ll get Enlightened back
AMEN to Enlightened! Still grieving over the loss…
Why only 6? C’mon HBO, give it your typical season of at least 10… if HBO doesn’t, Lisa, head to Netflix pronto!
Yeah, but it will probably be a great six episodes, and if they do well, maybe she’ll get six more.
We are only getting 6 episodes because the talents of this show most likely had to squeeze it into their schedule. If the show is a hit then maybe Season 3 will have more episodes. I think the original season only had 8 episodes.
In the future if the cast doesn’t want a season 3 then the show could do a feature length film.
BEST. NEWS. EVER. (I can’t get this shoe on!)
Great News! Great Show!
One of the least funny most boring shows ever!!! Just don’t get the appeal of Lisa Kudrow and why the show would be brought back years later???
FANTASTIC! This is the best entertainment news in a long, long, long, time. And for anyone at HBO who reads this blog…I was going to stop my HBO after ‘Game of Thrones’ ends its run this year, but I will now keep it for ‘The Comeback’!
I CANNOT WAIT!!!
Six episodes? That’s *literally* not much of a Comeback.
I DO want to see that!
HBO most likely would like more but I think many people are squeezing this project into their schedule. If the show does well then a 3rd season will most likely have more episodes. I think the original show only had 8 episodes.
A beautiful, genius train wreck of a comedy series with a kind, misguided heart of gold at its center.
Welcome back, Valerie … we missed you.
Oh my goodness I loved that show. Looks like I’ll have to cut my food budget so I can splurge on hbo again.
Yes!!! Thank God the big-shots realised that we need more of this gem of a comedy.
Panic at HBO ! They have run out of ideas ! Project green light and now this ! Common guys !HBO is competing in a different media landscape today ! Not to many people are watching or willing to pay for premium channels anymore ! HBO’s new model is recycling old ratings deprived shows ! Unfortunately Sara Jessica Parker is too expensive(Sex and the City) and James Gandolfini(Sopranos) has passed away(RIP). And would have been to expensive also ! Not even Michele Obama(Veep), or even President Obama appearances on the premium channel can save them ! Have you’ve seen their opinions polls lately! Ratings Predictions for HBO(CNN+MSNBC ratings). If lucky !Repeated showings of programs does not count Deadline Hollywood! That’s cheating! That formula does not apply for regular shows! So stop including that as an accurate form of measurement ! I hear JLO is creating or buying a network! Hey, I don’t mind looking at JLO 24/7! However, paying 15 to20 dollars is a little way too much(even for JLO) in New York City !
Actually no. It was truly great.
To, too, two.
Well… WE GOT IT!
Yay! One of the funniest shows ever is coming back!
Best show ever! I really hope it ‘ll get good ratings this time, then perhaps HBO would book another season of it.
While you’re giving out second chances, HBO, how ’bout a little show called – DEADWOOD!?!
I only became a fan of Lisa Kudrow because of The Comeback . She should have won an Emmy for her great turn as Valerie Cherish .
Same here. I never watched her on FRIENDS. But COMEBACK was true greatness — and Kudrow was (and is) amazing.
Better than zero!! I’m stoked.
So pleased about this, “The Comeback” was canned far too quickly the first time around. I’m so grateful we get more of Valerie Cherish!
Glad to have it back, but really, 6 episodes is just not a long-enough run. This is “dim sum programming” and this is not the only series guilty of this. This whole “limited run” nonsense reveals the total lack of commitment by the nets and studios. Even BBC’s highly-praised Sherlock Holmes “series” is limited to 3 episodes each. Breaking Bad and Mad Men exploited this to cut their final seasons in half and run in “limited series” their final 2 years each.
Decades ago, a “season” was 32 or so shows. It has been consistently eroded over time, to now something between 13 and 18 shows being an “average” season – some are even less than that.