HBO has renewed The Chair Company, I Love LA, and Task for second seasons, giving two distinctive comedies and a crime drama another chapter. The renewals were announced on November 20, 2025, during a New York press presentation led by HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys. Here’s what the announcements established and what makes each series worth following.
I love la Season 2: What did HBO confirm about second seasons?
HBO confirmed second-season orders for all three series, but the renewal announcements did not include premiere dates. For viewers following HBO’s The Chair Company and I Love LA season 2 plans, the distinction matters: a renewal confirms more episodes are commissioned, not when they will arrive. The same applies to Task.
The comedy pickups came early. The Chair Company had debuted in October 2025, while I Love LA had released only three episodes when its renewal became public. That gave viewers reassurance about both shows’ futures before their debut seasons finished.
Two comedies with very different hooks
Created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, The Chair Company follows a man whose embarrassing workplace incident leads him into a far-reaching conspiracy. Its hook turns an ordinary source of discomfort into something much stranger, giving Robinson’s awkward comedy a continuing mystery to explore.
Rachel Sennott’s I Love LA takes a different route, following an ambitious Los Angeles friend group. Sennott stars as Maia, whose professional prospects shift when her influencer friend Tallulah hires her as a manager. The ensemble includes Odessa A’zion, Josh Hutcherson, Jordan Firstman, and True Whitaker.
HBO’s announcement supplied a measurable backdrop for those renewals:
- The Chair Company: Averaging 3.3 million U.S. cross-platform viewers under HBO’s live-plus-three-day measurement.
- I Love LA: Averaging nearly 2 million viewers on the same basis.
- The ranking: HBO described them as its first- and second-ranked freshman comedies in platform history at that point.
I love la Season 2: Task brings the drama back to Pennsylvania
Created by Brad Ingelsby, Task stars Mark Ruffalo as an FBI agent leading an investigation into violent robberies in Philadelphia’s working-class suburbs. Tom Pelphrey plays the family man behind the crimes, establishing a story built around both the investigation and the people caught inside it.
HBO described its first season as one of the network’s three fastest-growing debut seasons. Ingelsby also confirmed his enthusiasm for returning to work on a second season, although the announcement left its storyline unspecified.
How many I Love LA episodes are in the first season?
The first season contains eight I Love LA episodes and debuted on November 2, 2025, on HBO and HBO Max. That eight-episode count belongs to season one; it should not be treated as confirmation of the length of I Love LA season 2. The takeaway: all three shows earned another season, while release schedules require separate confirmation.