Ash
HBO has renewed comedy series “Ballers” for a third season, following the show’s season 2 premiere on July 17.
Looking at the whirlwind lifestyles and real-life problems of former and current football players, “Ballers” stars Dwayne Johnson as ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore, who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today’s players in sun-soaked Miami.
Created by Stephen Levinson (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”), the comedy series kicked off its ten-episode second season July 17. The premiere episode of the new season is already at 5.7 million viewers, with only preliminary data available. “Ballers’” first season went on to average 9.1 million viewers in gross audience — HBO’s biggest half-hour in six years.
In addition to Dwayne Johnson, the cast on season two of “Ballers” includes Rob Corddry, John David Washington, Omar Benson Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, Jazmyn Simon, London Brown, Arielle Kebbel, Dulé Hill, Richard Schiff and Andy Garcia.
