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LOS ANGELES: HBO has renewed the Dwayne Johnson-led comedy series Ballers<\/em> for a third season, following the premiere of its sophomore run\u00a0on July 17.<\/p>\n

The series explores the lifestyles of current and former football players. Johnson portrays\u00a0ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore, who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today’s players in Miami. The show was created by Stephen Levinson.<\/p>\n

“Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the Ballers<\/em> team have once again delivered a winner for our viewers,” said Casey Bloys, the president of HBO programming. “We look forward to another great season of Ballers<\/em> next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Johnson, the ten-episode second season also features Rob Corddry, John David Washington, Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, Jazmyn Simon, London Brown, Arielle Kebbel, Dul\u00e9 Hill, Richard Schiff and Andy Garcia. It is executive produced by Levinson, Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Dany Garcia, Peter Berg, Evan Reilly, Rob Weiss, Julian Farino and Denis Biggs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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