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Critically-acclaimed Peacock Original comedy A.P. BIO has been renewed for a fourth season. The 8-episode season will be coming to Peacock in 2021.

The network has tapped Dan Mirk and Robert Padnick to serve as showrunners for the newest installment.

 “A.P Bio: The Podcast” drops Tuesday, Aug. 18 in preparation for the series’ third season, which launches Sept. 3 on Peacock. This marks the first podcast series for Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service.

The highly anticipated action comedy series “MacGruber” has been picked up to series. Based on the iconic SNL parody sketch, Peacock has ordered eight half-hour episodes.

Created by Simon Rich and executive produced by Lorne Michaels, Miracle Workers: Dark Ages is a medieval story about friendship, family and trying not to be murdered. It centers upon a group of medieval villagers trying to stay positive in an age of extreme income inequality, poor healthcare, and widespread ignorance. This 10-episode installment will feature Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni, Jon Bass, and Lolly Adefope returning in new roles and facing new challenges.

Hulu has released the trailer for the second season of Shrill starring Aidy Bryant.

Same cast, different story. Head back to a particularly bad time in history when Dark Ages, a Miracle Workers anthology starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi, premieres January 28, 2020 on TBS.

Today, Hulu released the official teaser trailer for the new season of Hulu's hit original comedy Shrill, starring Aidy Bryant! Shrill returns with eight all-new episodes, Friday, January 24, only on Hulu. 

Quibi has announced the director and star-studded cast of MAPLEWORTH MURDERS, a comedic murder mystery series created by and starring Paula Pell and John Lutz. The series is executive produced by Pell, Lutz, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, Andrew Singer and Mike Shoemaker.

BBC Three has acquired the UK rights from Warner Bros. Television for the highly-successful comedy series Shrill.

TBS will premiere Miracle Workers: Dark Ages on Tuesday, January 28th at 10:30 PM. Created by Simon Rich and executive produced by Lorne Michaels, the second season of the anthology series is a medieval story about friendship, family and trying not to be murdered. The first season of Miracle Workers, based on Rich's book, What in God's Name, ranks as 2019's #1 new cable comedy reaching more than 26 million viewers across linear, VOD, and digital platforms. 

Today, Hulu released the official first look at the new season of Hulu's hit original comedy Shrill, starring Aidy Bryant! Shrill returns with eight all-new episodes, Friday, January 24, only on Hulu.

IFC and Lakeshore Records announced today that three-time Emmy-nominated series Documentary Now! has taken its commitment to the comedic artform to new extremes. 'Original Cast Album: Co-op,' the meticulously crafted and 2019 Emmy-nominated episode about the cast album recording of the 1970 'Broadway musical' Co-op, will release its long-awaited Original Cast Album digitally on July 26, with proceeds donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The original cast album will include the soon-to-be Marie's Crisis classics 'Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight),' which will be available as an instant grat track on all preorders beginning Friday, July 19, and solo anthem 'I Gotta Go,' both sure to bring piano bar patrons to their feet with every rising note. IFC will also be publishing sheet music so everyone can make their Co-op sing-along dreams a reality. The song 'Holiday Party (I Did a Little Cocaine Tonight),' with lyrics by John Mulaney & Seth Meyers and music by Eli Bolin was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics.

On Friday night, June 7 at 1AM (Saturday morning) IFC will air a sing-along version of “Original Cast Album: Co-Op”. The special episode will also be available on demand and on the IFC app. Snubbed by the American Theater Wing's Tony Awards® in 1970, even though it only ran for one performance, “Co-Op” is re-taking the theater world by storm thanks to being featured in Season 52 of the critically-acclaimed IFC series Documentary Now!. Though the Tony Awards® faltered, many are wondering if the Emmys® will take notice.

The comedy series LOS ESPOOKYS begins its six-episode season FRIDAY, JUNE 14 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. Created by Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega and Fred Armisen, the primarily Spanish-language (with English subtitles) show follows a group of friends who turn their love for horror into a peculiar business, providing horror to those who need it, in a dreamy Latin American country where the strange and eerie are just part of daily life.

Prayers answered! On the heels of launching the #1 new cable comedy this season, TBS has ordered a second installment ofMiracle Workers, the anthology series created by Simon Rich and executive produced by Lorne Michaels. The series has reached a multiplatform audience of 26.4 million viewers across all TBS platforms.

Comedian and 'Space Prince' Julio Torres (HBO's 'Los Espookys'; 'Saturday Night Live') will headline his first hour-long comedy special on HBO this summer, it was announced today by Nina Rosenstein, executive vice president, HBO Programming. Taped before a live audience at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, MY FAVORITE SHAPES BY JULIO TORRES is executive produced by Fred Armisen and Lorne Michaels.

The comedy series LOS ESPOOKYS begins its six-episode season FRIDAY, JUNE 14 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.

Hulu has renewed Shrill for an 8-episode second season. 

IFC announced today that it has renewed Documentary Now!, for a 53rd season. The series is produced by Broadway Video and created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Rhys Thomas and executive produced by Lorne Michaels. IFC has ordered 7 episodes for the upcoming season, however no air date has been announced because Fred, Bill and Seth are super busy.