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Netflix has greenlit seven new episodes of Minhaj's 'Patriot Act', which add to the show’s initial supersized 32-episode order that wrapped in December.

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00:00This is the most unbelievable cover story since Blake Shelton won Sexiest Man Alive.

00:04Are you kidding me?

00:08Patriot Act is getting Netflix's stamp of approval.

00:11The streamer is committing to Hasan Minhaj's political comedy series by giving the show

00:15an additional seven-episode order.

00:17The green light will add to the Peabody-winning series' initial supersized 32-episode order

00:21that wrapped up in December.

00:23The new batch will premiere starting March 29, with installments looking to drop weekly into May.

00:28The additional episodes run as the show's sixth cycle and will be led by new showrunner

00:32Prashant Vinkantharamanujam, a co-creator of the series and Minhaj's frequent collaborator.

00:37The news comes on the heels of last week's announcement that the Patriot Act host will headline

00:42the White House Correspondents Dinner for the second time.

00:45The streamer placed a big bet on the Indian American comic in 2018 following a string of

00:50high-profile talk show failures, including ones from Chelsea Handler, Michelle Wolf and Joel McHale.

00:55And the big bet paid off.

00:57Minhaj previously collaborated with the platform on his breakout comedy special Homecoming King

01:01right after he gained recognition for his widely praised 2017 Correspondents Dinner Roast.

01:07The 34-year-old comedian got his first Days to Variety series on The Daily Show, first as a

01:12correspondent under Jon Stewart and later Trevor Noah.

01:15Patriot Act has tackled student loan debt crisis, immigration enforcement in the Trump era,

01:19and Amazon's plan for world domination.

01:22Of course, no episode has received more attention than his takedown of Mohammed bin Salman,

01:26which Netflix pulled from the Saudi Arabian market at its government's request.

01:30For more show renewals and updates, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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