BBC orders more ‘Extras’
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) – The BBC has commissioned a second season of “Extras” — Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s comedy follow-up to hit satire “The Office.”
“Extras,” which averages 3.9 million viewers in its Thursday airings on BBC 2, is due to premiere on HBO September 25.
Gervais stars as a background actor with dim hopes of screen stardom, while Merchant plays his bumbling agent. Ben Stiller, Vinnie Jones and Kate Winslet have made cameos.
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