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The Comeback Sets March 22 Premiere for Final Season Built Around an AI-Written Sitcom

Creators Lisa Kudrow with Michael Patrick King fast-tracked the trilogy closer to confront Hollywood’s AI debates.

Overview

  • Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King ruled out a fourth season, describing The Comeback as a completed trilogy.
  • Season 3 premieres Sunday, March 22 at 10:30/9:30c on HBO and HBO Max, with eight episodes rolling out weekly through May 10.
  • Valerie Cherish fronts How’s That?, promoted as the first AI-written multi-camera sitcom, with the storyline engaging anxieties from the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
  • HBO chief Casey Bloys approved the new season quickly so the team could address AI while the industry conversation remained urgent.
  • Kudrow and King served as the primary writers with King directing, as the show blends phone, documentary, and single-camera styles and adds newcomers like Andrew Scott, Abbi Jacobson, and John Early to returning regulars.