'Insecure' and 'Ballers' Renewed By HBO
by EG
Viewers haven't seen the last of Ballers and Insecure.
HBO has renewed the Dwayne Johnson and Issa Rae comedies for seasons four and three, respectively.
Rae announced the season three pickup on Twitter with a special video.
The renewals come midway through the half-hours' current summer runs, where they are airing behind Game of Thrones.
“We’re thrilled that the summer lineup of Ballers and Insecure connected with our viewers out of the gate,” said HBO programming exec vp Amy Gravitt. “We're so proud to work with Dwayne, Issa and all of the amazing talent in both shows.”
Debuting in November 2016, HBO moved up Insecure's sophomore run to pair the half-hour with two of the pay cabler's biggest original hits, Game of Thrones and Ballers.
Also exec produced by Johnson i.e. The Rock, Ballers has been one of the HBO's top comedies since it premiered in 2015. Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, Dany Garcia, Peter Berg, Evan Reilly, Rob Weiss, Julian Farino, Denis Biggs and Karyn McCarthy also exec produce.
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Dwayne Johnson has recently appeared in The Fate of the Furious.