How To With John Wilson is renewed for a third season
HBO confirmed fans will get to see more of John Wilson encountering delightful weirdos in New York City
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Fans of How To With John Wilson who’ve been eagerly waiting for more episodes can sigh in relief: HBO has renewed the show for a third season.
“John finds humanity in the most mundane and absurd places, we’re thrilled to continue seeing New York through his utterly hilarious and poignant lens,” says Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of HBO Programming, in a statement.
How To With John Wilson quickly amassed a cult following after it premiered in October 2020, each episode focusing on a topic like scaffolding or dreams, with unexpected and often heartwarming results.
Its first season ended with scenes from the beginning of the pandemic. In one memorable episode, Wilson attempts to make his landlord—an elderly woman who treats him like a grandson—the perfect risotto to show his gratitude. It became a cathartic TV moment at a time when it was certainly needed, and it was perhaps the first time New Yorkers have collectively thought, “Hmm, that’s a nice landlord.”
The show’s second season takes some odd turns, including Wilson visiting a disgusting motel and bonding with Avatar fans at a gathering for those obsessed with James Cameron’s 2009 movie. But it remains just as sweet, with Wilson surprising his former landlord—who’s since moved to Las Vegas—with an impromptu trip.
In a recent interview with The A.V. Club, Wilson delved into how he expanded the show for its second season. “I wanted it to be better. I wanted it to be more expansive,” he explained. “I wanted to finally deploy all of these embarrassing little pieces of my personal history that I wasn’t sure people were prepared for in the first season. I did not want it to feel diminished, like a diet version of the first season. I only wanted things to get better, and… I don’t know. I want to improve every single time I make anything.”
With Wilson’s goal in mind, we can only expect the third season to be even better than the first two.
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i know it must take a village to do even one episode, but can we please get an 8 episode order this season at least?
Yeah I was super bummed when I went to check for the latest episode and realized that six was all we were gonna get.
YES! Best news I’ve heard all day. The short six episode seasons left me wanting more.
I thought that Season 1 was stronger than Season 2 overall, but Season 2 did have some really great moments.
I won’t disagree, but I also think season two was a slight departure from season one’s form. Season two seemed more structured and polished. For better or worse.
Season 1 had, IMO, one of the most harrowing and best takes on the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic of anything else that I’ve seen. I feel like people are going to turn to that episode in the future to get a picture of what March/April 2020 were really like. Season 2, as much as I enjoyed it, was never going to match up to that quality.
Yeah man the saga with Mama was harrowing. Season 2 did continue that beautifully. Cutest shit I’ve seen, involving people at least, in years.
Looks like this show is going to have…nice legs…nice legs…nice…legs
I’ve been hyping this show to anyone willing to listen to me. It is easily one of the highest highlights of my TV viewing experience through almost four decades. And this is coming from someone who has seen 4 seasons of The Wire no less than 25 times, and that second season like twice.
How To is a lot of fun, but one of the “highest highlights” in over 4 decades of TV viewing? Jesus.
Yahoo! Binghamton ftw!
Eh, the only scripted, quasi-reality show with a John I care about is Mr. Benjamin, who Has a Van.
I’m waiting for the Bang energy drink CEO to make his evil plan known.
This show and Joe Pera Talks with You have been my most treasured series during the pandemic. Now Adult Swim just has to renew Joe Pera’s show for another season!
Yay, I love this show! Agree with others that I hope the third season is longer.