FX Gives Gen Z Comedy ‘Adults’ Third Season Renewal

The Gen Z comedy Adults has got a third season order from FX.

The 16-episode order for FXX and Hulu has also earned creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw a new overall deal with FX Productions. “Ben and Rebecca have elevated Adults in every way, earning critical praise and a legion of devoted fans who have embraced the friend group as their own,” FX Entertainment president Nick Grad said in a statement.

“Adults showed significant growth in its sophomore year and we’ve seen the show inspire everything from memes to Halloween costumes, so the decision was easy — more episodes and a new deal at FX for Ben and Rebecca!” he added. Adults stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao and Owen Thiele as five friends sharing a house in Queens and few boundaries.

The first two seasons of Adults, each with eight episodes, are available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.

“We started working with FX over six years ago, back when Paul Baker was but a twinkle in all of our eyes,” Kronengold and Shaw said in their own statement. “In the years since, John and the rest of the team have taught us everything we know about how to lead, produce, and tell stories that make people feel like part of a community. They’ve become family, and we’re so glad to make it official — and to start yelling at them like we do our parents.”

The second season saw streaming viewership doubling after the release of the standalone prequel episode Marathon Day, FX said. Season two of Adults was executive produced by Kronengold, Shaw, Nick Kroll, Sarah Naftalis, Jonathan Krisel, Alicia Van Couvering and Rob Rosell.

The series is produced by FX Productions.