HBO Orders Third Season of ‘Veep’

Bill Gray/HBO Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as Vice President Selina Meyer on “Veep.”

Who needs to wait another three years to choose America’s second-in-command? Not HBO, that’s for sure: on Wednesday, that cable network announced that it was ordering a third season of “Veep,” its comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the Vice President of the United States. In its first season in 2012, “Veep,” created by Armando Iannucci (the author of the political satires “The Thick of It” and “In the Loop”) was an Emmy nominee for outstanding comedy; Ms. Louis-Dreyfus, an Emmy winner for her performances on “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” earned her third such award for portraying the “Veep” title character, Selina Meyer. “Veep” was just three episodes into its second season (which started on on April 14) when HB announced its latest renewal. The network said a third season of 10 episodes will be shown next year.