Throughout a roundtable dialogue with members of the press together with /Movie’s Ryan Scott, sequence co-creator John Enbom defined how the third season got here collectively over a decade after the second season ended. He shared how one name to a brand new govt put every thing in movement. Here is what he mentioned:

“This model of it got here collectively actually after we learn an interview with the brand new head of Starz a 12 months or two in the past the place he made point out of coming into the brand new community, and one of many reveals that he appreciated that he wished he may see extra of was ‘Occasion Down.’ So Rob Thomas actually simply picked up the cellphone and referred to as him and was like, ‘Guess what? We’re nonetheless right here.’ One factor led to a different, they usually had been like, “Do you suppose you would put it collectively?” So it truly occurred.

It wasn’t one thing the place we simply awoke at some point and had been like, “You already know what we must always attempt?” We might been making an attempt to do that on and off the entire time. We communicate with the forged. All of us have very heat emotions about doing the present, not simply because the present, but additionally as an expertise. It is actually enjoyable to do. We have all the time needed to maintain it going, and as soon as we had the chance and we may ship out a bunch message and be like, ‘Guess what? Are you guys out there?’ All of it fell collectively. It was an amazing stroke of fine fortune.”

Sadly, Lizzy Caplan needed to decline the invitation to return on account of schedule conflicts. Nonetheless, her castmates together with Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr, Jane Lynch, and Megan Mullally will all be in attendance when the celebration begins as soon as once more. 

“Occasion Down” returns to Starz for season 3 on Friday, February 24, 2023.