Overview

• Stiller confirmed in a Los Angeles Times interview that he will not direct any episodes of Season 3.
• He is prioritizing a World War II survival film about a downed airman in occupied France, alongside projects including Focker-in-Law, The Band, and a parents documentary.
• Stiller said on X that he has spent the past eight months working full time on Season 3 planning and that he is “not going anywhere.”
• Season 3 is officially greenlit with writing underway, but Apple TV+ has not announced a filming start or premiere date; trade coverage suggests the return could be years away.
• Stiller directed 11 of the show’s first 19 episodes, making his absence a notable shift as the team leans on the established writers’ room, with reported help from Beau Willimon and returning directors from Season 2.