HBO announced the acclaimed comedy series The Comeback, starring and co-created by Lisa Kudrow, is returning for a third and final season on HBO/HBO Max. The Comeback first premiered on HBO in June 2005 with 13 episodes, marking Kudrow’s first TV stint post-Friends. Kudrow and King said in a statement: “Valerie Cherish has found her way back to the current television landscape. Amy Gravitt, executive vice president for HBO & Max Comedy Programming, said in a statement: “No matter what the industry throws at her, Valerie Cherish is a survivor. On the 20th Anniversary of her debut, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow have brilliantly scripted her return to HBO and we can’t wait to see that.”The Comeback’s third and final season is expected to debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2026.