‘Barry’ Season 3 Is Finally In Production After Being Shut Down For Nearly A Year And A Half
The coronavirus pandemic stopped almost all film and TV productions dead in their tracks last spring. Even though many of Hollywood’s projects have gotten back up and running since then, some shows have been holding out. Thankfully, HBO’sBarryis no longer one of them.
Barrywas on the verge of starting shooting for the show’s third season when the pandemic resulted in production being totally shut down back in March 2020.Bill Haderand the rest of the cast and crew had only assembled for table reads of the first two episodes before everyone dispersed to go home and wait out out the pandemic. Now the gang is back together, andBarryseason 3 production is officially underway, as confirmed by a photo from the set posted by series co-starHenry Winkler.
Barry Season 3 Production Begins
First day back on the BARRY set .. Season 3pic.twitter.com/pUDwyDlamE
— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real)July 20, 2025
The first photo from the set of Barry revealsThe Elephant Manas the latest production from the theatre run by Gene Cousineau, the character played by Henry Winkler. Not only is Gene producing and directing the show, hilariously referred to as a “holiday classic,” but he’s also starring in it. It’s probably not a coincidence that this play is about a disfigured man who is seen as a monster, but containskindness, intelligence and sophistication. With the exception of the physical disfigurement, that could easily be a descriptor for Barry, right?
At the end of the second season, Gene Cousineau remembered something that Barry’s assassin mentor Fuches (Stephen Root) whispered in his ear. Referring to the death of Gene’s lover, LAPD detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome), Fuches said: “Barry Berkman did this.” Suddenly Gene woke up from his bed in shock, and we’ve been waiting to see what happens next for nearly a year and a half.
This is quite a predicament for Barry to get himself out of, and we’re not sure how he’s going to do it. However, one thing we do know is that the pandemic allowed Bill Hader and executive producerAlec Bergtocomplete all the scripts for a fourth season. Even though that hasn’t been officially ordered yet by HBO, it’s a good sign that the cable network will keep the Emmy-winning series around for awhile longer.
Barryseason 3 probably won’t premiere until 2022. The second season of the show was in production from September to December of 2018, and it didn’t debut on HBO until June 20, 2025. Our best best is we’ll see new episodes ofBarryin the spring of next year, and hopefully season 4 won’t be far behind.
The first two seasons ofBarryare streaming on HBO Max right now.
