Syfy says it has ordered a 13-episode third season of its hit U.S. dramedy "Warehouse 13" to begin airing in 2011.

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Universal Cable Productions also announced Tuesday that Jack Kenny has signed a development deal that will return him for a third season as executive producer and show-runner of "Warehouse 13."

"Jack Kenny's superlative leadership and the incredible talent of his cast and crew delivered an outstanding second season of 'Warehouse 13,'" Mark Stern, Syfy's executive vice president of programming and co-head of original content at Universal Cable Productions, said in a statement Tuesday.

"We're excited to see this successful series return next year, and to developing our next hit with Jack."

The show is about two Secret Service agents transferred to a massive, top-secret storage facility in South Dakota which houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and preternatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government.

It co-stars Saul Rubinek, Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly.