Overview
- The March 22 premiere launches Valerie into a new sitcom, "How's That?," presented in-universe as AI-written and set against recent pandemic and strike realities.
- Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King say they used no AI to write the season and accelerated production to air before any studio admitted using AI for scripts.
- The premiere addresses the absence of Mickey Deane and honors the late Robert Michael Morris, with further tributes signaled for upcoming episodes.
- Critics report the show expands beyond its original mockumentary style, blending conventional footage with smartphone-driven moments from a social media manager.
- Episodes air Sundays at 10:30 p.m. ET through May 10 on HBO and HBO Max, with returning cast and new additions including Andrew Scott, John Early, Abbi Jacobson and Julian Stern.