'Lilyhammer' gets third season order from Netflix

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Netflix said Monday it has ordered a third season of its Norway-set comedy series, "Lilyhammer," starring Steven Van Zandt.

The E Street Band musician and former "The Sopranos" cast member plays a mob fixer who enters the witness protection program in Lillehammer in the Netflix series, which will return with fresh episodes later this year.

"We are proud to bring back 'Lilyhammer' for a third season," Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix, said in a statement. "'Lilyhammer' is the type of global show that Netflix members around the world have discovered and love and season three will see that world expand even more."