FX Renews Comedy Adults for Season 3 With 16 Episodes, Double Prior Runs
FX has renewed the New York comedy Adults for a third season of 16 episodes, twice the length of its first two runs. Creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw also signed a new overall deal with FX Productions, the network said.
FX has renewed the comedy Adults for a third season of 16 episodes, double the eight-episode runs of seasons 1 and 2. The Disney-owned network confirmed the adults season 3 order alongside a new overall deal for the show's creators.
Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw have signed with FX Productions, which makes the series. The show will stay on FX and Hulu.
Season 2 premiered in August on FXX and Hulu. The renewal comes a little over two months after that launch.
Growth in season 2
FX said Season 2 viewership rose 60% over Season 1 on Hulu and Disney+ globally through its first five weeks. International viewership was up 100%, according to the network. FX did not release specific viewing figures.
The show has an 88% critical approval rating across both seasons on Rotten Tomatoes. FX also released a standalone special, "Marathon Day," in July 2026, ahead of the Season 2 debut.
"'Adults' showed significant growth in its sophomore year and we've seen the show inspire everything from memes to Halloween costumes, so the decision was easy," said Nick Grad, president of FX Entertainment.
Grad added that the show had earned "critical praise and a legion of devoted fans."
About the show
Adults follows a group of twenty-somethings in New York who lean on each other through love, work, friendship and family. Five friends share Samir's childhood home: Samir (Malik Elassal), Billie (Lucy Freyer), Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), Issa (Amita Rao) and Anton (Owen Thiele).
Guest stars so far have included Charlie Cox, Julia Fox, Ray Nicholson, D'Arcy Carden, Susie Essman, Jake Shane, Zosia Mamet and Ben Marshall.
Kronengold and Shaw are showrunners and executive producers. Nick Kroll, Sarah Naftalis, Jonathan Krisel, Alicia Van Couvering and Rob Rosell also executive produce.
The creators said they first began working with FX more than six years ago. "They've become family, and we're so glad to make it official," Kronengold and Shaw said in a joint statement.
Shaw said in an interview that the team was open to a longer order. "We'll write as many episodes as we are given," she said.
Kronengold said fans have asked for "filler episodes" and that the team would like to make some, in the tradition of earlier sitcoms. The more seasons the show gets, he said, "the more we get to play around with the fluff."
FX has not announced a premiere date for the third season.
