FX Renews Adults for 16-Episode Third Season

FX has renewed the comedy series Adults for a 16-episode third season, doubling the episode order for each of its first two seasons. The renewal is accompanied by a new overall deal between creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and FX Productions.

The third season is set to air on FXX and Hulu. Adults follows a group of twentysomethings sharing a home in Queens, New York, and stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao and Owen Thiele. FX has not announced a release date for the new season.

Each of the first two seasons had eight episodes. Season 2 also included the standalone prequel special Marathon Day, released ahead of the season’s debut. The new 16-episode order is twice the regular-season count of either earlier installment.

FX said viewership for Season 2 on Hulu and Disney globally was up 60% compared with Season 1 during its first five weeks. The company also said international viewership rose 100%, without giving audience totals. Those figures are attributed to FX; the available reports do not establish that the international increase covers the same platforms and period as the global comparison.

A separate report described Season 2 viewership as more...