“Pose” Renewed for Season 3

JoJo Whilden in "Pose"

FX’s Pose will be back for a third season. 

Multiple outlets confirm that the Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals dance musical has been renewed for season three just one week after the series’ sophomore season debuted. The second season was announced after six freshman season episodes aired.

Pose has elevated our culture and the TV landscape like few shows before it, and we are honored to partner with co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals on a third season,” FX chairman John Landgraf said Monday in a statement. “Our thanks to the entire creative team, including Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Sherry Marsh, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Erica Kay, the amazing cast and crew and everyone at Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions for this incredibly entertaining, enlightening and groundbreaking series.”

Pose’s second season premiere was its most-watched episode to date. According to The Hollywood Report is drew 1.2 million total viewers. The second season also scored an impressive 96 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The series stars Billy Porter and MJ Rodriguez as well as Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Charlayne Woodard, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Dyllon Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Sandra Bernhard.