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FX renews comedy Adults for a 16-episode third season
FX has renewed Adults for a third season of its comedy about young adults.
The show follows five twenty-something friends sharing a home in Queens, New York, as they navigate work, relationships, family and friendship.
It first aired in 2025, and its first two seasons each had eight episodes.
Season 3 will have 16 episodes, double the previous season orders.
FX says the show grew in its second season and built a devoted audience.
Creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw have signed a new deal with FX Productions alongside the renewal.
No release timetable for the third season has been announced.
FX has renewed Adults for a third season of 16 episodes, double the eight episodes ordered for each of its first two seasons.
The renewal comes with a new overall deal at FX Productions for creators Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw.
The comedy follows five twenty-something housemates in New York as they navigate early adulthood.
FX Entertainment president Nick Grad said the show had grown in its second season and attracted devoted fans.
A timetable for season three has not been announced.
- Who
- FX renewed Adults, created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw.
- What
- The comedy will return for a 16-episode third season, and its creators have signed a new overall deal with FX Productions.
- When
- The renewal was reported on November 11 and 12, 2026. A season-three timetable has not been announced.
- Where
- New York; the show follows five housemates. It is available on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
- Why
- FX cited the show’s growth in its second season, critical praise and devoted fans.
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Adults first launched.
Season two was released in its entirety on Hulu ahead of its weekly rollout on FX.
TVLine reported FX's renewal of Adults for a third season.
Digital Spy reported the third-season renewal.
- Third-season order
- 16 episodes
- Seasons one and two
- 8 episodes each
- Creators
- Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw
- Setting
- New York
- Season two Hulu release
- August 27, 2026
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What people are saying
Ben and Rebecca have elevated 'Adults' in every way, earning critical praise and a legion of devoted fans who have embraced the friend group as their own
'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 – more episodes and a new deal at FX for Ben and Rebecca!
They've become family, and we're so glad to make it official — and to start yelling at them like we do our parents.