In what is, I’m sure, some “prett-ay, prett-ay, prett-ay, pretty good” news for fans, HBO announced today that Larry David’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm will be back for a new season, its ninth.
With 80 episodes to date, Curb Your Enthusiasm is HBO’s longest-running scripted comedy or drama series.
“We’re thrilled that Larry has decided to do a new season of Curb and can’t wait to see what he has planned,” said Casey Bloys, president of HBO programming.
When asked why he decided to come back, David quipped, “In the immortal words of Julius Caesar, ‘I left, I did nothing, I returned.'”
The series has been on indefinite hiatus for the past five years, and HBO had said that David “essentially has carte blanche” on future seasons. This was probably a good time for David to strike; he’s been very popular in recent months for his Bernie Sanders impression on Saturday Night Live, which perhaps brought him into the consciousness of a demo that may have not watched Curb.
HBO says that details of Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 9 will be announced as they are confirmed. No word on an air date at this time.
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HBO photo of Larry David: Prashant Gupta