Californication Bags Third-Season Order

LOS ANGELES,
December 4: Showtime has picked up a third season of the Golden Globe-winning Californication, which will head into
production next spring for 12 new episodes to premiere in late 2009.

Series star
and executive producer David Duchovny, who won a Golden Globe for his work as
sex-obsessed novelist Hank Moody, will return for the new season. As will
series creator and executive producer Tom Kapinos, and series co-stars Natascha
McElhone and Evan Handler.

"It
wouldn't be Showtime without a yearly dose of Californication," said Robert Greenblatt, Showtime's president of
entertainment. "This unapologetic show, about a group of characters led by
the inimitable David Duchovny, has quickly established itself as one of our
signature comedy series. Beneath its veneer of debauchery, however, is a
complex take on love and adult relationships that surprisingly turns poetic and
romantic just when you least expect it."

"I love
working with Showtime, Tom Kapinos, and the cast," commented Duchovny.
"We all have such creative freedom and support, it's been a peak
experience, and I am so happy to be doing the show."

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski