SundanceTV’s Hap and Leonard Gets Third Season

SundanceTV is bringing back its original scripted anthology series Hap and Leonard for a third installment.

The darkly comic series, set in the late 1980s, is based on the book series of the same name by famed author Joe R. Lansdale. It follows two lifelong best friends, Hap Collins (James Purefoy), an East Texas white guy with a weakness for Southern women, and Leonard Pine (Michael Kenneth Williams), a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper. The show will return for another six episodes in 2018.

The third season of Hap and Leonard will take inspiration from The Two-Bear Mambo, the third installment of Lansdale’s book series. Season one was inspired by the first Hap and Leonard novel, Savage Season, and season two by Mucho Mojo, the second book in the series.

“At once darkly funny and socially relevant, there’s no other series like the southern noir, Hap and Leonard, and we couldn’t be prouder that it will continue for another season on SundanceTV,” said Jan Diedrichsen, the general manager of SundanceTV and Sundance Now. “James and Michael bring new depth and dimension to the buddy-action genre, and Joe Lansdale’s brilliant work continues to be in excellent hands with John Wirth and company.”

“AMC/SundanceTV is one of the original purveyors of ‘art’ on television and I’m pleased to be continuing my long relationship with Charlie, Jan, Joel, Susie, their strong creative execs and our peerless cast and crew,” said John Wirth, showrunner and executive producer for Hap and Leonard.

“We’re beyond psyched to bring the boys back for a third helping of mayhem. It’s a show that doesn’t fold up neatly into one defined box and that’s what makes it special, so thanks to SundanceTV for believing in it and championing it from day one,” added Jim Mickle, executive producer for Hap and Leonard. “We also owe a big thank you to the fans for the phenomenal response so far.”