Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12: The Final Season

The Impact of Season 12 Renewal

HBO has confirmed it has renewed Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm for season 12. Larry David has previously said that he approaches each season of Curb as if it was his last, so it will be interesting to see how this impacts on the creative process for the upcoming season.

Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm

Originally debuting in 2000, the show follows a semi-fictional version of comedian, writer, and producer Larry David, the co-creator of Seinfeld, as he gets himself into all manner of awkward situations. Curb Your Enthusiasm is noted for its irreverent humor and biting social satire, and the series hasn't been on a very strict schedule since it returned from a six-year hiatus in 2017.

Larry David shrugging in front of a protest in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

The cast of Curb Your Enthusiasm has been mostly consistent in the 20-plus years since the series debuted, and their return is the anchor that has kept the show going throughout its rather sporadic release history. Since the show's 2017 return, David and the rest of the Curb crew have always been evasive about the show returning for new seasons, but the upcoming season 12 is definitely happening.

Jeff and Susie with Larry from Curb Your Enthusiasm

Final Season Details

After being given a tentative window, Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12 has finally set a release date. The popular HBO comedy series will return on February 4th, 2024, and it has also been confirmed that season 12 will be the final season for the long-running hit. In a cheeky confirmation of the show's demise, creator and star Larry David bid farewell to the 'malignant' fictionalized version of himself.

Larry David and Ted Danson in Curb Your Enthusiam season 11

As the long-running comedy hit finally winds down, the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm will begin airing on February 4th, 2024. The season will feature 10 episodes and will ultimately conclude its weekly run on April 7th, 2024.

Larry David has a conversation with a woman at the gym in Curb Your Enthusiasm

It's highly likely that the core Curb cast will return alongside Larry David for season 12. Jeff Garlin, who plays Larry's friend and agent, Jeff Green, is also a producer on Curb Your Enthusiasm, so he is a safe bet for returning. With Jeff Garlin back, he'll likely be joined by Susie Essman as his on-screen wife. Other recurring cast members like Ted Danson, Cheryl Hines, J.B. Smoove, and Vince Vaughan will also be expected to return, given the loyalty that David appears to foster in his co-stars.

The Anticipated Finale

Aside from Larry's day-to-day awkward interactions with those around him, each season of Curb has had an overall story arc. Beginning with a burglar drowning in Larry's pool, season 11 followed the production of Larry's new TV show, Young Larry. Blackmailed by one of the burglar's relatives, Larry cast terrible actor Maria Sofia and made increasingly elaborate attempts to end his ordeal. As Larry has clearly survived his drowning in the season 11 finale, perhaps Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12 will make another attempt to kill off Larry David.

While fans have heard the story before during the show's many hiatuses, it seems as if Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12 will actually be the last outing. David's hilarious comment about finally shedding the 'malignant' version of himself is telling, and it may speak to the fact that the fictionalized Larry David could meet his ultimate demise in season 12. Whatever happens in the final season, David and company will likely go out on a humorous and very conclusive final note.