LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Showtime has green-lighted a third season of its comedy series “Californication,” which stars David Duchovny as a hedonistic Los Angeles writer.

The premium cable network has ordered 12 episodes scheduled to go into production in the spring for a late 2009 premiere.

Duchovny plays Hank Moody, novelist/blogger who struggles to raise his Goth-loving teen daughter (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for his disapproving ex-girlfriend (Natascha McElhone).

Evan Handler also stars in the series, which is created and executive produced by Tom Kapinos. Duchovny won a Golden Globe this year for his role.

“This unapologetic show, about a group of characters led by the inimitable David Duchovny, has quickly established itself as one of our signature comedy series,” Showtime president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt said. “Beneath its veneer of debauchery, however, is a complex take on love and adult relationships that surprisingly turns poetic and romantic just when you least expect it.”

David Duchovny is no stranger to the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. He received a second consecutive nomination for best actor in a TV series for his role on “Californication,” a year after winning the Golden Globe. “It’s a good thing for the show,” Duchovny said. “I always love that (the show’s creator) Tom Kapinos can be acknowledged for the great work he’s doing. He’s had two great seasons.”

For Duchovny, it’s the kind of comedic role that he’s wanted to play for a long time and unlike anything he’s done in his career. He credits Kapinos and the writing staff’s “smart and emotional and edgy” dialogue and the fact that the extremes are suffused with a feeling of sentimentality ad family. “It seemed very adult and very real to me,” Duchovny said. “It’s really an honor to be able to do it.”

From The LA Times:

In some ways, it’s difficult to tell who is more sex obsessed: David Duchovny, or the rest of us.

The 48-year-old actor issued a statement in August, saying through his lawyer that he’d voluntarily entered a facility for the treatment of sex addiction, and asked for “respect and privacy” as he and his family dealt with the issue. Then again, you already know this by now, because we in the media (and, admit it, you at home) bypassed the whole respecting-his-privacy bit and ran with this story like dogs with a bone.

It was too easy, after all. Duchovny had by this time gained much notoriety –- and a Golden Globe -– for his portrayal of Hank Moody in “Californication,” the Showtime series about a writer who happens to have lots and lots … and lots … of sex. And so it came to be, all of us thinking about it, talking about it, sending it to each other via texts and e-mails that read something to the effect of, “Have you heard!?” The phrase “life imitates art” shot out of us like a tick. News features asking, “What is sex addiction?” followed.

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If you want to see the real reason why David Duchovny got shipped off to sex-addiction rehab … check out Californication. It’s crazy. Crazy awesome. Duchovny plays Hank Moody, a sex-crazed, alcohol-drinking, pott-smoking, writer’s-block-ridden father, who is struggling to create his new masterpiece, be a good role model, and win back the love of his life, his ex-wife Karen.

The last episode ended with Karen’s wedding. She decides to leave her hubby-to-be and run away with Hank … But I have my doubts that it will be happily ever after for this troubled twosome. We shall see. Season two premieres tonight on Showtime.

Glam.com

David Duchovny has entered the Meadows rehabilitation center in Arizona as treatment for his sex addiction and since then fans and co-actors have shown their support for the 48-year-old star of Showtime’s Californication. In fact, Pamela Adlon, who stars as Marcy Runkle on the series, says that despite Duchovny’s troubles, she had a great time filming the second season of the show with him.

“I really can’t comment. I just know he’s great,” Adlon told AOL News. “David’s like my bro’. Everyone’s great. We had an awesome time.”

Additionally, Evan Handler, who stars as Charlie Runkle, says that “As far as David’s personal life goes, I don’t know anything about it. [But] I do know there’s no one I’ve enjoyed working with more. This sounds like the usual stuff people spew, but I’ve been honest enough in the past with experiences I haven’t enjoyed.”

Handler also attributes the show’s success to Duchovny’s excellent work on the show, saying, “I think David does a phenomenal job. He carries the show with absolute grace and ease. There’s no separation between David and the rest of the cast. As far as I’m concerned, the rest of us wouldn’t be there having a good time if it weren’t for him.”

As for some inside scoop on what’s to come for season 2, Handler reveals, “Charlie gets into wild trouble in season two. Much more than anything in season one. The Runkle empire definitely crumbles only to be possibly resurrected at the very end.”

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Fancast is showing the full run of Season one of “Californication”  free. Visit their site and catch up in time for season two, which starts on September 28.