Season 3 premieres July 2 on Netflix.

Survival of the Thickest reveals first look at final season, featuring guest stars Wanda Sykes, Ice-T, and more

Season 3 premieres July 2 on Netflix.

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Marouane Zotti, Tone Bell, and Michelle Buteau on 'Survival of the Thickest' season 3. Credit:

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- Netflix has given us our first look at *Survival of the Thickest*'s third and final season.

- The upcoming installment of Michelle Buteau's heartfelt, stylish comedy-drama premieres July 2.

- The new season features a slew of guest stars, including Wanda Sykes, Ice-T, and more.

If there's one thing Mavis Beaumont is determined to do, it's go out in style!

Netflix gave fans their first look at the third and final season of Michelle Buteau's heartfelt, stylish comedy-drama, *Survival of the Thickest*, and revealed that the upcoming installment struts onto the streamer on July 2.

Buteau first unveiled the new season's teaser and premiere date at her *Netflix Is a Joke* stand-up show on Wednesday, introducing the clip with a surprise appearance from Wanda Sykes, who will guest-star on season 3.

The first footage promised the new installment would be "the Oscars of fashion, the Emmys of art" and "the Olympics of wedgies."

"Get my good side," Buteau's Mavis says early in the teaser. "It's *all *my sides."

Marouane Zotti and Michelle Buteau on 'Survival of the Thickest'.

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Inspired by her 2020 memoir of the same name, *Survival of the Thickest *follows Black stylist Mavis Beaumont (Buteau) as she reinvents her life from the ground up following a brutal breakup. With her chosen family at her side, Mavis explores the power of self-love and body positivity as she dips her toes back in the dating pool and works tirelessly to create her own fashion brand.

Season 3 will pick up soon after the previous installment's conclusion, following Mavis as she works hard to "grow her brand as a stylist and designer."

According to the season's official logline, Mavis is "determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body-positive attitude, and a cute V-neck with some lip gloss."

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The season boasts bevy of new guest stars, including Sykes, D.L. Hughley, Ashley Graham, Ronny Chieng, Wyatt Cenac, Jenna Lyons, Ice-T, Ashley Romans, LaQuan Smith, and Charles Harbison.

Marouane Zotti, who had a recurring role as Mavis' love interest in seasons 1 and 2, has been promoted to series regular for the final chapter, alongside returning series regulars and guest stars Tone Bell, Liza Treyger, *RuPaul’s Drag Race* alum Peppermint, Alecsys Proctor-Turner, Anthony Michael Lopez, Garcelle Beauvais, and RonReaco Lee.

Peppermint and Garcelle Beauvais on 'Survival of the Thickest'.

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In addition to starring and writing, Buteau serves as creator and executive producer of the series alongside Danielle Sanchez-Witzel. Both will make their directorial debuts in the upcoming season — Buteau with epsiode 5 and Sanchez-Witzel with episode 3.

Amy Aniobi serves as showrunner and executive producer for Season 3. Aniobi and Kim Nguyen also will direct. Series is executive produced by A24 and Anne Hong from Mosaic.

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* *previously praised *Survival of the Thickest*'s "funnier than ever" second season in a March entry for the Must List.

"Standout episodes see the besties trip out with Anderson .Paak at Afropunk and shine a light on trans joy with Peppermint," EW Social & Audience Engagement Director Jillian Sederholm wrote. "The comedy is pro-Black, pro-fat, pro-queer, pro-sex, and pro-bad boss bitch, and we love it for that!"

Amber Ruffin (right) on 'Survival of the Thickest'.

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That inclusivity is reflected behind the camera, too. The show's second season was directed entirely by women of color and also consisted of 70 percent female department heads and a 50 percent female crew.

Watch the first teaser for *Survival of the Thickest *above. Season 3 debuts July 2 only on Netflix.

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