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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Nardine Saad

HBO renews comedies 'Ballers' and 'Insecure'

HBO has renewed its Sunday-night comedies "Ballers" and "Insecure" less than a month after their latest seasons debuted.

The Dwayne Johnson-starring "Ballers," about the fast-paced world of pro football and the business dealings behind it, will return for a fifth season, the premium cable network announced on Thursday.

The show, a dramatic comedy with a sports-based foundation, relocated to Los Angeles this season and continued to draw plotlines and tension from the real-life narratives of the NFL.

"Insecure," Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore's South L.A.-set comedy about the friendship between two black women and their endless series of uncomfortable everyday experiences, will return for a fourth season.

Rae took to Twitter on Thursday to thank "everyone who has been watching and supporting!"

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