The Comeback (TV series)
American comedy television series
The Comeback is an American sitcom produced by HBO. The series stars Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles, and was created by Kudrow herself in collaboration with Michael Patrick King, a former executive producer of Sex and the City. Kudrow and King additionally serve as screenwriters and executive producers of the series, with King also having directed several episodes. The series originally aired for a single season of 13 episodes from June 5 to September 4, 2005, before being canceled. Nine years later, The Comeback was revived for a second season of eight episodes that aired from November 9 to December 28, 2014, with the new intent being that a third season would film the next decade. As such, ten years later, it was renewed for a third and final season, also with eight episodes, that premiered on March 22, 2026, with the series finale airing on May 10, 2026.
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