In the modern entertainment space, romantic comedies slash dramedies are considered a lost art. The genre, in all honesty, has not been thriving on the big screen lately, but its performance on TV and, more recently, streaming is a different story altogether. Give the viewers a two-guy-and-a-girl trope, and the probabilities of the creation succeeding become tenfold. My Life with the Walter Boys, Netflix’s answer to Amazon Prime’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, is one such offering with blooming business — and after the success of its Season 1 in 2023, the platform seems all set to squeeze even more gold.

Ahead of the show’s Season 2 premiere later this year, the streaming giant has shared interesting updates on Season 3. 

Netflix announced Jackie's return to Silver Falls for a third season on May 15. The streamer’s editorial website, Tudum, posted the update last month alongside a release window for the third chapter, teasing fans that the intergenerational Walter family, alongside the aforementioned leading lady, will greet them sooner than later. While the announcement did not exclusively touch on returning cast members, it is a given that Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, and Ashby Gentry, the poster kids of the show, would mark their comebacks. 

Netflix renewing My Life With the Walter Boys for a third season, even before the second season’s premiere, speaks volumes about its conviction in taking the production to greater heights. The streamer’s faith in it, as a matter of fact, is not based on a hunch but on tangible stats. Netflix cited the show’s 20M platform views and 800M TikTok clicks while announcing its sophomore season.

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Back to Season 3! For those wanting to know what is in store for the said season, the answer comes straight from the production’s executive producer and showrunner, Melanie Halsall.

 Chatting exclusively with Tudum, Melanie Halsall said she has a lot planned for the third installment. “We’ve got a lot of things to do,” said Halsall. The showrunner, who has been attached to the IP since the very beginning, shared that she saw Walter Boys spawning a franchise on her first day in office, given its elaborate cast. The Walter family, for those unversed, consists of 10 kids. 

Halsall further revealed she loves teenage stories and exploring young characters, leaving fans gasping for more scoop on the matter. No experienced showrunner would, however, give away way too much way too soon, and Halsall did just that, keeping the viewers hooked for her own good and theirs. That said, it is a bit unnatural that Season 2 of My Life With the Walter Boys is still without a release date.   

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