Starz has announced today that it has renewed its hit drama serial P-Valley for a third season. This comes equally piddling surprise given the testify has continued to rack upward record viewership numbers for the streamer with its first two seasons. With an boilerplate viewership of 10.3 million per episode across linear, VOD, and streaming platforms, P-Valley is officially the biggest bear witness at Starz. Similar to the second season that wrapped recently in Baronial, the upcoming third flavor will characteristic 10 ane-60 minutes episodes.

Adapted from the show's creator Katori Hall'southward play, Pussy Valley, P-Valley is centered around the often larger-than-life personalities linked with the titular little-strip-society-that-could the Pynk which operates downwardly in the rural Mississippi Delta in the fictional town of Chucalissa. The show tells the "story of survival, called family, soulmates, politics, dear, and death" and has been described every bit "where trap music meets film noir and dares to ask what happens when small-boondocks folk dream beyond the boundaries of their express circumstances."

P-Valley was an instant hit when it premiered on Starz in July 2020 with that inaugural flavor boasting an immaculate 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The success continued with the sophomore season that saw the Pynk struggle to stay adrift in the midst of a global pandemic. The drama was stepped up a notch every bit the flavor introduced controversial topics such as abortion, homophobia, men's mental health, and domestic violence, often sparking debate on Twitter.

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"'P-Valley' continues to keep viewers on the edge of their seats as it captures the nuances of the Mississippi Delta with an unprecedented level of humanity and artistry," said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming, STARZ. "This layered drama gets beyond the glitz through authentic and complex characters that take captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike. We cannot look to see what Katori has in store for us in flavor iii."

The show'south creator Hall also released a statement on the renewal proverb;

"I am blessed beyond measure for this opportunity to write the adjacent affiliate of 'P-Valley.' With its complex, dynamic, and beautifully flawed characters, this show is a love letter of the alphabet to marginalized communities in the American S who rarely meet themselves reflected on screen, and it brings me immense joy to know that information technology has been embraced past folx worldwide. Nosotros wouldn't be getting support on that pony, without our fiercely devoted Pynk Posse. Y'all are our burn.

"And special thanks to the fuel: everyone who laid hands on this show. From the writers and producers to the cast to the crew to the executives, this evidence is made with great honey, grit, and glitter. It'southward gonna take u.s. a Mississippi minute before we're back on your screens again, but best believe information technology'll be well worth the wait."

P-Valley Flavour two stars among others, Nicco Annan, Elarica Johnson, Brandee Evans, Shannon Thornton, J. Alphonse Nicholson Parker Sawyers, Harriett D. Foy, Dan J. Johnson ("Corbin"), and Morocco Omari. The second season besides featured a highly-anticipated guest advent from rapper, Megan Thee Stallion. With primary character Hailey/Fall Nighttime played by Johnson exiting the show at the finish of the second season, the upcoming flavor is sure to innovate some fresh faces.

Hall likewise serves as showrunner and executive producer aslope Dante Di Loreto for the testify that is produced by Lionsgate Boob tube.

Starz is nevertheless to announce a premiere date for the third season, but going past showrunner Hall'southward statement above, it might be a while before the testify returns. However, seasons ane and two are currently bachelor to stream on the platform.

Check out the trailer for the 2nd flavor of P-Valley beneath;