FX Renews Atlanta for Season Three

FX has ordered a third season of Donald Glover’s original comedy series Atlanta.

Atlanta is executive produced by Glover, Paul Simms, Dianne McGunigle, Stephen Glover and Hiro Murai. The show is produced by FX Productions.

The premiere of Atlanta Robbin’ Season, the latest chapter in the series, scored the best ratings of any recent basic cable comedy.

“Atlanta is phenomenal, achieving and exceeding what few television series have done,” said Nick Grad, co-president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. “With Atlanta Robbin’ Season, Donald and his collaborators elevated the series to even greater heights, building on the enormous success of their award-winning first season. We’re grateful to the producers and our extraordinary cast and crew for achieving this level of excellence, and we share the excitement with our audience about the third season knowing they will continue to take us to unexpected and thrilling places.”