“Elementary” star Lucy Liu has signed for a recurring role in the new episodes of Hulu’s comedy series, “Difficult People.”

The third season finds Billy (Billy Eichner) and Julie (Julie Klausner) as best friends. Billy begins to sour on New York City, while Julie embarks on a long quest for happiness. Liu is set to play a corrupt female, Veronica, who teams up with Marilyn (Martin) to publish a series of books. The third season of “Difficult People” will premiere on August 8, 2017, on Hulu.

The future projects of Lucy Liu

She plays Dr. Joan Watson on CBS show “Elementary,” which will wrap production of its fifth season in coming weeks.

Also, Lucy has signed movies with Framework Entertainment, Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham, and ICM. It would not be wrong to say that “Difficult People” has gained a versatile actor in the form of Lucy Liu. Her character will appear in multiple episodes of the Hulu series.

Born in December 1968, she is a famous American actress, producer, director, and singer. She is best known for her works in “Ally McBeal,” “Charlie's Angels,” “Kill Bill,” “Payback,” “Chicago,” “Kung Fu Panda,” “Cashmere Mafia,” “Southland,” and “Tinker Bell” film series.

The original series

The first season of “Difficult People” was developed by Julie Klausner, and premiered on Hulu in August 2015.

In January 2016, it was renewed for the second season, and Hulu ordered the 10-episode third season in October 2016.

The leading roles are played by Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak, Andrea Martin, Cole Escola, and Derrick Baskin, while Gabourey Sidibe, Shakina Nayfack, Tracee Chimo, Fred Armisen, Jackie Hoffman, and John Cho are in supporting characters.

In addition to Lucy, Martin Short, Nate Corddry, Kathy Najimy, Malina Weissman, Seth Meyers, Kathie Lee Gifford, Debbie Harry, Sandra Bernhard, Nathan Lane, Nyle DiMarco, and John Early will make cameo appearances on the show.

The most famous episodes are "Unplugged," "Kessler Epstein Foundation," "Italian Pinata," "Blade Stallion," "Patches," "36 Candles," "Carter," "Hashtag Cats," "Cedar Cove," and "High Alert."

The first two seasons received positive reviews from television critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes has given the first season an 82% approval rating based on 102 critics, and the second season’s average scores are 7 out of 10 based on 32 reviews.

On Metacritic, its first season holds a rating of 73 out of 100 based on 13 critics, and the second season scores 67 out of 100 based on 29 reviews. We look forward to the third season of “Difficult People” and have high expectations.