‘P-Valley’ is preparing for its last dance.
STARZ has confirmed that the acclaimed Katori Hall drama will return for its third and final season in December.
And, alongside the news, the first teaser for the long-awaited comeback has arrived.
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Four years after season 3 was first announced, viewers are finally heading back to The Pynk on December 4, launching with a two-episode premiere.
The nine-episode swansong finds Chucalissa transformed by the arrival of the newly opened Promised Land Casino, bringing fresh money, power, and chaos into the orbit of Uncle Clifford, Lil’ Murda, Keyshawn, Roulette, and the rest of the crew.
Uncle Clifford eyes an expansion of her empire, while Roulette begins building one of her own. Elsewhere, Lil’ Murda’s gang ties threaten his future and Keyshawn continues fighting to break free.
The teaser also previews a new Lil’ Murda track, ‘Homegrown’ featuring FendiDa Rappa.
Hall will direct the opening two episodes of the final run.
The farewell arrives with the show still carrying substantial weight for STARZ. Season 2 averaged 11.6 million multiplatform viewers, while the series has accumulated more than 236 million hours watched since launching in 2020.
Hall, who first began developing the story as the stage play ‘Pussy Valley’ in 2009, says ending the show after three seasons was ultimately her decision.
Watch the first teaser:
Hall shared the following letter with the show’s devoted “Pynk Posse”:
Dear Pynk Posse,
There comes a moment when every stripper must hang up her heels. Seventeen years into this dance, that time has come. I began writing this story back in 2009, from the kitchen table of my little apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. Inspired by the honest and courageous stories of the 40-plus midnight ballerinas I met during my research, Pussy Valley grew from the page to the stage, before debuting on the screen in 2020 as P-VALLEY.
Adapting my play into three seasons of television over the past decade has been the ride of a lifetime, filled with massive highs and lows that echo the ever-changing TV landscape. Much like The Pynk, this series has survived and thrived in perilous times, buoyed by the love and support of the greatest fanbase on EARF. The rarest honor a showrunner can have in today’s industry is to end a series on her own terms. This is why I chose to say goodbye with grace, grit and glitter, lowering the curtain on P-VALLEY at Season 3 with a farewell y’all truly deserve. Together, as a framily, we will celebrate this journey, hopefully having been changed by the experience of being in community together.
I am grateful to the folks at STARZ, past and present, for greenlighting this series and giving a platform to so much amazing Black, queer, and femme talent. STARZ was the one network who said yes to this story—but sometimes one yes is all you need.
P-VALLEY is my rumination on “The American Dream”, a visual novel of 27 chapters that chronicles the lives and times of the majestic and the marginalized—a love letter to those of us in the trenches. I am forever indebted to my amazing writers, cast, and crew who moved mountains to bring this story of the little-strip-club that-could to the world.
Pynk Posse, I think we did y’all proud. This daughter of Memphissippi truly believes this is her finest work. Endings often come with tears, but we all know Uncle Clifford Rule 24.5: “No cryin’ at the Pynk.” This is a moment to celebrate a revolution that got televised, an opus of sound and fury that sparked difficult conversations from Bible study to the Barbershop, from the pole to the pulpit. We never did it for the trophies, we did it for YOU—y’all who stood ten toes down as we tried to fall into the sky. Thank you, Pynk Posse. YOU are why we fly. May this last dance go down in history as our greatest season ever.
Much love,
Auntie Katori
‘P-Valley’ season 3 premieres December 4 on STARZ.
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