Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King have brought back 'The Comeback' for a third and final season, now streaming on HBO Max. The series, which originally aired in 2005 and was cancelled after one season, gained cult status before being revived in 2014 for a second season. The new season picks up in summer 2023, during the writers' strike, with Valerie Cherish (Kudrow) attempting to star in a Broadway production of 'Chicago' while being documented by her social media assistant.
The season premiere introduces a new dilemma for Valerie: her manager offers her the lead role in the first sitcom written entirely by AI. King and Kudrow wrote all episodes of the third season, with King directing. They describe it as the completion of a trilogy, embracing the show's status as a 'weird gift' that appears during 'seismic shifts' in the industry.
Kudrow noted that the show has become an event, making it difficult to produce annually. King compared their creative process to placing a golf ball on a tee and taking swings at characters. The final season marks the end of Valerie Cherish's journey, as the creators insist this is the last chapter.
