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The Comeback

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7.2/10 81 votes

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For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the spotlight. Desperate to revive her career, she agrees to star in a reality TV series, allowing cameras to follow her every move as she lands a part on a new network sitcom.

Created by:: Michael Patrick King, Lisa Kudrow
Cast:: Lisa Kudrow, Laura Silverman, Damian Young
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: HBO

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Season 3

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E01

Episode 1

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Valerie Gets a New Chapter

2026-03-22 · 32m

Valerie is offered a role in a new multi-cam sitcom – but is hesitant to accept when she learns it will be written by AI.

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E02

Episode 2

Valerie Has a Secret

2026-03-29 · 35m

Valerie meets her human showrunners and tries to convince a TV vet to direct the pilot.

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E03

Episode 3

Valerie Faces Reality

2026-04-05 · 33m

Valerie discovers that being back on a soundstage makes her miss her old sitcom team of one: Mickey – whose death she never processed.

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E04

Episode 4

Valerie Does It All

2026-04-12 · 28m

When AI churns out an unusable script, Valerie is forced to lean into her executive producer role to do damage control.

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E05

Episode 5

Valerie Lights a Candle

2026-04-19 · 30m

Faced with a new and unqualified showrunner, Valerie does everything she can to save the day and keep her show afloat – even if it means making a deal with a very familiar devil from her showbiz past...all to Jane's disapproval.

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Episode 6

Valerie's Home Alone

2026-04-26 · 29m

As Mark heads off to Burning Man, Valerie finds herself alone amid a media meltdown after news of her AI written show is somehow leaked to the public. Later, Val is further shocked to discover that a member of her team has not signed the studio's NDA.

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