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LOS ANGELES - TV comedy Extras won't return for a third season.
Writer-directors Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who also star alongside Ashley Jensen, have decided to forgo another season of the series in favour of bowing out with a special finale -- the same way they ended their previous show, The Office.
Extras was nominated for an Emmy last year in the comedy series writing category; guest stars Kate Winslet, Ben Stiller and Patrick Stewart also received Emmy nominations.
Gervais starred as a hapless actor looking for his big break.
- REUTERS/Hollywood Reporter
