Fans of HBO’sCurb Your Enthusiasmmay want to curb their own enthusiasm for additional installments of theLarry David-starringcomedy series. According toThe Hollywood Reporter,the upcoming twelfth season of the show, which recently wrapped production, will likely be it’s last.Sources told THR thatCurb Your Enthusiasmis likely to bow out after Season 12. Principal photography on the season ended just days prior to this news, and sources said that the final episode “felt like a homecoming.” Arecent behind-the-scenes photoshowed off a pair of the show’s stars,Cheryl HinesandSusie Essman,as they headed off to film more scenes. While Season 12, which wasofficially renewed in August 2022, does not yet have a release date, it is slated to be released on HBO sometime in 2023.However, news outlets are not the only ones reporting thatCurb Your Enthusiasmis ending, as people who work on the show themselves have dropped some serious hints.Jon Hayman,a writer and producer on the show, shared a photo of himself along with executive producerJeff Schafferfilming what he said was the final episode in a now-deleted tweet. Hayman had captioned the now-deleted tweet, “Maybe you love the show. Maybe you hate the show. Maybe you don’t give a s**t. In any event, shooting the last scene of the last episode of the final season.”RELATED:‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 12 Will Begin Production This FallRichard Lewis,another co-star in the series, also shared some final thoughts on social media,tweeting, “There I was a few hours ago in my trailer on location to shoot my last scene of #Curb12. Hard to believe we started in 2000. The cast and crew all knew we were working for a genius. When that rarity happens, no one ever takes a moment for granted. We love you LD.”
HBO itself has not commented on the show’s finality.
What to Expect FromCurb Your EnthusiasmSeason 12
Curb Your Enthusiasmfollows David, the co-creator of the legendary 1990s sitcomSeinfeld,as he plays afictionalized version of himselfliving in Los Angeles. Hines portrays his ex-wife on the show, and additional characters include Essman, Lewis,Jeff Garlin,andJ.B. Smooveall playing versions of themselves, trying to deal on a daily basis with David’s social faux pas and general dislike of people. Garlin’s appearance in the upcoming season was originally uncertain after hedeparted ABC’sThe Goldbergsfollowing misconduct allegations, but a behind-the-scenes video later showed him acting on set. It has also been announced thatCODAstarTroy Kotsurwill appearin at least one episode of Season 12.
Since its premiere in 2000,Curb Your Enthusiasmhasgained a massive cult following, and is HBO’s longest-running scripted series. However, the term ‘scripted’ should be used loosely, as most of the show is improvised, with David himself saying that the scripts provide just a bare outline of how each episode will play out. However, the majority of the series remains unscripted.
Beyond dropping in 2023, an exact release window for Season 12 ofCurb Your Enthusiasmhas not been announced. While we wait for more news on the series check out the trailer for Season 11 below.
