No surprises here. HBO has just given the go ahead for sophomore campaigns of both Girls and Veep. The shows are each critical darlings, and considering the network we are talking about here, we would have been absolutely shocked should either series fail to obtain a second season. Read more for the network press release.
HBO RENEWS COMEDY SERIES GIRLS AND VEEP FOR SECOND SEASONS
GIRLS SECOND SEASON RENEWAL
HBO Entertainment
Second-season commitment is for ten episodes.
Gross audience to date: 3.8 million viewers.
LOG LINE:
Hannah, Marnie, Jessa and Shoshanna are trying to figure life out. They’ve been living in New York for a couple of years, but they’re still not sure what they want – from boys, from each other, from themselves. And things aren’t getting any clearer. Created by and starring Lena Dunham (“Tiny Furniture”), GIRLS takes a comic look at the assorted humiliations and rare triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s.
VEEP SECOND SEASON RENEWAL
HBO Entertainment
Second-season commitment is for ten episodes.
Gross audience to date: 3.7 million viewers.
LOG LINE:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Emmy® winner for “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine”) stars as Selina Meyer, who becomes vice president, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. The comedy series was created by Armando Iannucci (Oscar®nominee for co-writing “In the Loop”).
