TruTV Renews ‘Those Who Can’t’

By R. Thomas Umstead
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TruTV has picked up a third season of its comedy series Those Who Can’t, the network said Thursday.

The series, which stars Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, Ben Roy and Maria Thayer, will return for a new campaign in 2017. The series is executively produced by Cayton-Holland, Orvedahl and Roy, as well as Tracey Baird, Krysia Plonka, Michael Rotenberg, Josh Lieberman and Richard Korson.

"From day one, we have loved this show and are proud of the world of rich characters that Adam, Andrew and Ben have built through two successful seasons," said Chris Linn, president of truTV in a statement. "There are more hilarious stories to tell at Smoot High, and we can't wait to see what they come up with next."

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.