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Shudder Renews ‘The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs’ for Season 3
The drive-in will live to see another season. Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, today announced that it has renewed its hit original series The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs for a third season. While we won’t see the new season until sometime in 2021, they did announce a new “Summer Sleepover” special!
The “Summer Sleepover” double feature, was pre-taped prior to quarantine, so it will arrive on Friday, August 14, at 9pm ET/6pm PT. Making a visit to the trailer park is horror filmmaker Adam Green along with other surprise guests. Shudder says they are also planning several other Last Drive-In specials for the latter part of 2020 and early 2021.
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“The Last Drive-In continues to be a great success story…”
“I can’t believe it’s only been two years since that first marathon called The Last Drive-In,” said host Joe Bob Briggs. “To have a third season, and continue to experience the love and encouragement that daily pours out of the Shudder community, is more than I could ever have hoped for. It’s been a very difficult year for all of us, but I hope we can continue to be a little oasis where people come to celebrate holidays and weekends and that special family feeling that only horror fans know.”
“The Last Drive-In continues to be a great success story for Shudder, trending in the Top 10 on Twitter during each live Friday night episode, and also driving tremendous on-demand viewing,” said Shudder General Manager Craig Engler. “We’re delighted to bring Joe Bob back for a third season, and we’re also planning some incredibly fun specials that we’ll announce down the road.”
The Last Drive-In and it’s host, Joe Bob Briggs bring together horror fans of all ages to watch a double feature. Joe Bob gives viewers insights into the films and occasionally welcomes different guests to give more insights into the pop culture of the horror genre. Guests have included AEW wrestling superstar Chris Jericho, actor/director/FX legend Tom Savini, horror icons Barbara Crampton, Kelli Maroney, Ashley Laurence and Doug Bradley and filmmakers Lloyd Kaufman and John McNaughton, among others.
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs will host it’s “Summer Special” on, Friday, August 14, at 9pm ET/6pm PT only on Shudder. Be sure to follow ScaryNerd for more of all things horror.
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