HBO Picks Up VEEP for Third Season

HBO has elected Selina Meyer to return for a third season.

The network announced today that VEEP, only two weeks into its second season, will return in 2014 for a third outing.

This week, the critically-acclaimed comedy hit a series high in ratings thanks to a lead-in from GAME OF THRONES.

Created by Armando Iannucci (Oscar(R) nominee for co-writing "In the Loop"), the show stars Emmy(R)-winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, who becomes Vice president, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about.

VEEP follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the president's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive.

For the second season, the returning ensemble cast of the show also includes Tony Hale ("Arrested Development") as Gary, Vice President Meyer's right-hand man; Anna Chlumsky ("In the Loop") as Amy, her chief of staff; Reid Scott ("My Boys") as Dan, an ambitious political aide; Matt Walsh (HBO's "Hung") as Mike, Vice President Meyer's weathered spokesperson; Timothy C. Simons ("Days Together") as Jonah, an enterprising but annoying White House liaison; and Sufe Bradshaw ("Overnight") as Sue, Vice President Meyer's executive assistant.

Guest stars on the new season include Gary Cole (HBO's "Entourage"), as Kent Davison, the president's new senior strategist, Kevin Dunn (HBO's "Luck") as Ben, the president's chief of staff, and Jessica St. Clair ("Bridesmaids"), as Dana, Gary's new girlfriend.

Veep airs Sundays at 10:00 on HBO.

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