Adults Renewed for Sixteen‑Episode Season
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FX and Hulu have announced that the ensemble comedy "Adults" will return for a third season consisting of sixteen episodes, double the eight‑episode count of the first two seasons. The renewal comes after Season 2 saw a 60 % increase in viewership on Hulu and Disney+ globally during its first five weeks, with international audiences doubling. Creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw have also secured a new overall deal with FX Productions, solidifying a partnership that began over six years ago. Executive producers include Kronengold, Shaw, Nick Kroll, Sarah Naftalis, Jonathan Krisel, Alicia Van Couvering, and Rob Rosell. The series stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao, and Owen Thiele, who portray a group of twenty‑somethings navigating love, work, friendship, and family in New York.
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- 2026-11 — FX renews Adults for sixteen‑episode third season following viewership growth
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