‘Louie’ Renewed For a Fifth Season
By Anne Cohen July 21, 2014
Fans of ?Louie,? rejoice!
Not for you the long, almost-unbearable two-year gap between seasons three and four. FX just announced that ?Louie? has been renewed for a fifth season, with seven episodes set to run in spring 2015.
?Louie?s fourth season was once again groundbreaking,? FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf said in a statement. ?Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking ? always thought-provoking. The show went to narrative and cinematic places no comedy has gone before, and we look forward to seeing what Louis comes up with next.?
Now, we know what?s on your mind: Why is the Forward covering this? Well friends, here it is: Louis C.K. is Jewish. Kind of.
C.K.?s paternal grandfather, Dr. Geza Székely Schweiger, was a Hungarian Jew whose family emigrated to Mexico. In an interview with NPR, C.K. said that his grandfather agreed that his children be raised Catholic, while remaining ?quietly Jewish.? When C.K.?s father remarried a Jewish woman, he converted to Judaism and is now an Orthodox Jew.
So there you have it. You can look forward to a lot more ?Louie? coverage on this blog.
The hit dark, and sometimes surreal, comedy just earned five Emmy nominations ? including outstanding comedy series, lead actor, writing, directing and casting. We can?t wait for the next round.
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