Bill Hader’s Barry is officially set to return to HBO this April
The second season of Barry dropped all the way back in 2019
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It’s been nearly three years since the show’s last season but, Bill Hader will officially return for the third season of the Emmy-winning HBO show Barry in April.
In the upcoming season, Barry (Hader) is now “desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion and is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren’t the only forces at play.” It forces him to confront his own psyche and the part which pushes him to kill.
“Season three, more than anything, shows the ramifications of [Barry’s violence],” Hader said following the announcement at the Television Critics Association’s virtual press session on Tuesday. “Even more bad things happen. Mostly bad.”
Co-creator Alec Berg adds, “What’s interesting all of the wreckage of seasons one and two that Barry had to do to keep the plates spinning… all goes back to his decision to become an actor. I really enjoy the fact that everything that happens in the show is a consequence of Barry wanting a better life and every bit of that better life he’s trying to achieve has led to all this chaos.”
In addition to Hader, the cast of Barry is rounded out by series regulars Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan, and Henry Winkler. Those returning for season three in recurring roles include Sarah Burns as Detective Mae Dunn, D’Arcy Carden as Natalie Greer, and Michael Irby as Cristobal.
Berg (Silicon Valley) and Hader (Saturday Night Live) serve as the co-creators, executive producers, directors, and writers on the series. They executive produce Barry with Aida Rodgers and Liz Sarnoff. Those in the writing room for season three alongside the duo include Emma Barrie, Jason Kim, Emily Heller, Duffy Boudreau, and Sarnoff.
The first two seasons of Barry earned 30 Emmy nominations and six wins, including for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Hader’s performance and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Winkler’s performance.
The third season of Barry will premiere on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday, April 24.
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First of all, the first season was great. Secondly, so was the second season.Thirdly … FIRST!
Firsties…are we still doing CancerAids (because that is how you get CancerAids)?During my last HBO free preview, I reminded myself that I had seen all of the episodes of Barry that aired….I think. Honestly, I was surprised there had only been the 2 seasons.
I just listen to Dawes and then I’m healed.
Wow this lil thread is a bummer with what the AV Club has become
Something something when you someone eat it.
Being first just isn’t the same when Kinja’s default is to display most popular.
Even if I’m buried at the bottom of the Popular rank people will know who was first. Me.
“Larry Vs. Michael J Fox” was the funniest season finale ever.
Being first isn’t quite the thrill it was back when there were more than thirty active commenters on this site.
You know what first of thirty is? FIRST, baby!
Thanks for the good news – both Better Call Saul and Barry in the same month – hopefully omens for a good spring!
How can I be so excited and yet so emotionally unprepared for this next season?!?
NoHo Hank is probably one of my favorite characters to ever make it to the screen. The right mix of good-natured and psychopathic to be a perfect comic foil to Barry.
“Do you want a submarine sandwich? If you’re thirsty, we have juice boxes. Hawaiian punch…”
“I’ll go get babka. Maybe two babka.”
You ever been shot? It’s like, crazy-painful.
Totally. There’s a reason he’s king of suck balls mountain.
Is it weird to say that I love this show so, so, so much AND that I hope it concludes with season 3? I get that CoViD did a number on TV production schedules, and Bill Hader was extremely in demand even before that. But if it’s going to become routine that there are 2-3 years between seasons, I’m in favor of telling the story they’ve got in the best way possible and then send everyone on to new projects.
I’ll be counting down the days until Season 3.Starting……now.
Henry Winkler’s character in this show might be one of my favorite all-time characters in television history. He manages to play him as both super cynical, and yet with a tremendous amount of real heart and care and tenderness, without it having ever felt inconsistent to me—he can be gouging his students in one scene, and be genuinely thrilled over an accomplishment of theirs (or be genuinely heartbroken over a setback), and I don’t question it.I was surprised I was still able to stomach this show for the second season, and in particular Barry, even after he MURDERED AN INNOCENT AND BELOVED CHARACTER. It’s probably a testament to the writing and acting on this show. I wonder if I’ll be able to stomach the third season after Barry’s absurd rampage that ended the last season.
Finally! This is one of the only shows I love which doesn’t involve dragons or spaceships or superheroes (I know I’m emotionally stunted).
The movie and the series were so different though. I can’t even tell who is supposed to be Obama in the series.
That would be Stephen Root, one of the most versatile characters ever.
I just remembered he turned up for one scene in The Book of Boba Fett, and everyone said “You don’t hire Steven Root for just one scene like that! He must be important!” Ha. Ha. Ha.
Oh God, I’m not ready. I mean, I’m ready as fuck, but I’m also not.
This and Better Call Saul coming back within a week of each other?
I wonder if we’ll ever get to find out what happened to Lily. She just ran off into the night and disappeared at the end of Season 2, Ep 5.Fuchs screaming “WHAT ARE YOU????” into the night cracks me up every time.
Anthony CarriganYES…YEEESSSSSS…
I want to like this show more than I do.