‘Baskets’ Starring Zach Galifianakis Renewed for Season 3

Zach Galifianakis and Louie Anderson Baskets
Zach Galifianakis and Louie Anderson star in ‘Baskets’ (Photo by Ben Cohen/FX)

FX has officially renewed the comedy series Baskets for a third season. Season two of the critically acclaimed, award-winning series starring Zach Galifianakis is currently airing on Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT, with season three expected to air in 2018. In addition to Galifianakis as twins Chip and Dale, the Baskets cast includes Louie Anderson as Christine Baskets and Martha Kelly as Martha.

Baskets was created by Jonathan Krisel (Portlandia, Saturday Night Live, Man Seeking Woman), Louis C.K. (Louie), and Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover franchise). Galifianakis, Krisel, Louis C.K., M. Blair Breard, Dave Becky, Marc Gurvitz, Andrea Pett-Joseph, and Anna Dokoza executive produce the Emmy Award-winning series.


“This year Baskets has solidified its standing as one of the best comedies on television, building on the momentum of its breakout first season that brought critical acclaim and awards,” said Nick Grad, President of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Programming. “Our thanks to Jonathan Krisel, Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis and the rest of the creative team, Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly and the full cast and crew for taking us on this journey with Baskets.”

The Season 2 Plot: The Baskets family is at its most fragile. Losing his wife and his rodeo job, Chip (Galifianakis) jumps on a train to get the hell out of Bakersfield, but a gang of gutter punks, the police, and a sudden death drag him right back into the drama he tried to escape. Dale’s (Galifianakis) marriage crumbles as his unrequited love affair with Martha (Kelly) deepens, and Christine (Anderson), who dedicated her life to her sons with little affection in return, takes her own happiness into consideration for once —and finds romance on the way.