HBO has renewed the comedy series Veep for a fourth season and Silicon Valley for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, President, HBO Programming. The renewal follows the recent two-season pickup of their dramatic lead-in, Game of Thrones.
Created by Armando Iannucci, Veep stars Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, who becomes vice president, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. The series also stars Emmy winner Tony Hale, Emmy nominee Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott, Matt Walsh, Timothy C. Simons, Sufe Bradshaw and Kevin Dunn. The 10-episode third season began on Sunday, April 6.
Partially inspired by Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late '80s, Silicon Valley is a collaboration between Judge and Alec Berg. The cast includes Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew and the late Christopher Evan Welch, with guest star Matt Ross. The series began its 8-episode first season on Sunday, April 6.
Both seasons have received critical acclaim by both viewers and critics.
