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Premiered

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Ended: Sunday, December 13, 2009

When does Californication Season 3 come out?

Californication Season 3 premiered Sunday, September 27, 2009 on Showtime and ended Sunday, December 13, 2009. The season has 12 episodes.

This season Hank Moody’s life, like the economy, is officially turned upside down. The lack of writing assignments forces him to get a “real” job as a college professor while trying to keep wild child Becca on the straight and narrow with Karen still working in New York. Can he learn to keep “regular” hours and inspire the next generation of scribes? First, he'll have to stay on the right side of the dean of students, the dean’s wife and a teacher’s assistant who’s immune to his charms… Meanwhile, Charlie’s returned to the mainstream -- he’s ditched the porn world for a job at a legitimate agency. His only problem is a boss/agency head who’s more interested in him than her clients (hello, Rick Springfield!). It would all be manageable with Marcy by his side, but she’s still bitter over his affair and is even back on the dating scene, which is further complicated since the two are platonically sharing the house – who can afford a divorce in a recession?

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Californication Season 3 release schedule

Californication Season 3 episode release dates
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1. Wish You Were Here

With Karen gone, Hank has to deal with a more and more rebellious Becca. Meanwhile, Charlie and Marcy move back together though they still plan to divorce each other.

Sunday · 17 years ago

2. The Land of Rape and Honey

Hank starts working as college professor and soon gets into trouble while Charlie interferes with Marcie's romantic life.

Sunday · 17 years ago

3. Verities & Balderdash

Hank attends a university mixer and consoles his jilted assistant; Charlie celebrates his first talent signing.

Sunday · 17 years ago

4. Zoso

Hank objects to Becca's adult fashion sense; Hank and Charlie visit a strip club to discover the secret life of a talented student; Charlie and Marcy's house sale goes awry.

Sunday · 17 years ago

5. Slow Happy Boys

Hank has the apartment all to his bad self when Becca visits Karen in New York. Hank's old buddy from Long Island pays a visit. Hank shows him an epic time. Hank and his talented pupil Jackie take their student / teacher relationship to the next level. Charlie and Marcy are finally hitting the sheets again.

Sunday · 17 years ago

6. Glass Houses

Karen hatches a plan to move the family back to New York for good. Hank's mighty pleased, but Becca's crestfallen about leaving her new best friend, Chelsea. After inviting herself to Hank's class, Karen meets the comely ladies of the university: T.A. Jill Robinson and sexpot student Jackie. Later on, tempers flare when Becca and Chelsea get into some serious trouble and Hank and Karen are forced to pay a tense visit to Chelsea's parents, Felicia and Stacy Koons. Charlie is crushed when Marcy loudly consummates her girlhood-crush on Rick Springfield. But Sue Collini thinks up a creative way to restore Charlie's confidence.

Sunday · 17 years ago

7. So Here's the Thing...

Hank's attempts to set things right with Karen lead to even deeper entanglements with the campus ladies. In the meantime, Charlie tries to prevent Sue's top client from leaving the agency and Becca scolds Hank for being a terrible role model for her.

Sunday · 17 years ago

8. The Apartment

Hank's in for a hedonistic night to remember when Jackie and two stripper friends arrive at his doorstep, unannounced. The next morning, before Hank can escort his new friends from the apartment, Charlie shows up with a verbally abusive Rick Springfield. Hank’s forced to hide the hung-over party girls all over the house after Jill and Felicia pay surprise visits. The charade reaches its boiling point when Dean Koons arrives on the scene, resulting in a messy catharsis by fire.

Sunday · 16 years ago

9. Mr. Bad Example

When Becca and her friend Chelsea get into a brawl on campus, it leads to the revelation of one of Hank's affairs. In the meantime, Charlie risks his job trying to hold Marcy off drug addict Rick Springfield.

Sunday · 16 years ago

10. Dogtown

Hank takes Charlie out on the town to drown his sorrows after Sue Collini fires him for causing client Rick Springfield to leave the agency. Meanwhile, Karen, still miffed by Hank's dalliance with Felicia, organizes a girls' night out with Becca and Marcy.

Sunday · 16 years ago

11. Comings & Goings

Karen drags Hank to an end of the semester goodbye luncheon at Felicia’s. Hank realizes he’s walked into a hornet’s nest as Felicia, Jackie and Jill all gang up on him. The Hank bashing is interrupted when Richard Bates, the novelist / professor Hank replaced at the college, pays a surprise visit.

Sunday · 16 years ago

12. Mia Culpa Finale

As the Moodys at last prepare to move to New York, Becca tells Hank about an intimate coming of age experience she had. Hank’s stunned when Mia shows up at the house unannounced, in town with her slimy boyfriend / manager PAUL for a book signing. Hank fails to prevent Mia and Paul from hatching a devious publicity stunt, forcing Hank to finally share the long-buried heartbreaking secret with Karen. gives Charlie a career opportunity of a lifetime, but Charlie must confront the fact that he might be losing Marcy for good.

Sunday · 16 years ago

Californication Season 3 guest stars

  • Madeline Zima

    Madeline Zima

    Mia Lewis

  • Eva Amurri

    Eva Amurri

    Jackie

  • Luenell

    Luenell

    Rhonda

  • Ed Westwick

    Ed Westwick

    Balt

  • Carla Gallo

    Carla Gallo

    Daisy

  • Embeth Davidtz

    Embeth Davidtz

    Felicia Koons

  • Ken Marino

    Ken Marino

    David Wilder

  • Peter Fonda

    Peter Fonda

    Himself

  • Kathleen Turner

    Kathleen Turner

    Sue Collini

  • Stephen Root

    Stephen Root

    Ricardo Collini

  • Peter Gallagher

    Peter Gallagher

    Dean Stacy Koons

  • Rick Springfield

    Rick Springfield

    Rick Springfield

  • Jason Beghe

    Jason Beghe

    Richard Bates

  • Diane Farr

    Diane Farr

    Jill Robinson

  • Ellen Woglom

    Ellen Woglom

    Chelsea Koons

  • Kristine Blackport

    Kristine

Californication Season 3 FAQ

When does Californication Season 3 come out?

Californication Season 3 premiered Sunday, September 27, 2009 on Showtime.

How many episodes are in Californication Season 3?

Californication Season 3 has 12 episodes.

Are new episodes of Californication Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Californication Season 3 finale?

The Californication Season 3 finale (Episode 12) aired Sunday, December 13, 2009.

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