Here's a look at this week's Top 5 TV news stories!
In perhaps the most high profile COVID-related cancellation yet, Netflix has opted not to go forward with the fourth and final season of GLOW, ordered in August 2019. The Emmy-nominated comedy paused production in March like most everything else and while many shows have found a way to get back into production, the cost and practicality of a wrestling show made it tough to figure it out. I'm surprised they didn't wait it out longer because this is a show that has a pretty decent following and significant critical acclaim plus it was already an announced final season so I would have thought they would find a way to get a final stretch of episodes done. Maybe a wrap-up movie will be done at some point? Netflix also cancelled Teenage Bounty Hunters after one season and that does not appear to be pandemic-related.
The un-renewals just keep on coming. A few days after the GLOW news, there was a late night news dump on Wednesday that Showtime had unrenewed On Becoming a God in Central Florida. The Kirsten Dunst series was renewed for a second season over a year ago but now that will not happen as the series is done after two seasons. There seems to be a couple announcements each week and there's probably more to come. It seems like scheduling issues are often more at fault than inability to film what they want.
After a lot of questions about how much he would be involved in The Morning Show's second season, it was announced that Steve Carell will return to his Emmy-nominated role as a series regular. While originally envisioned as a one season character, Carell proved to be a pretty interesting character and received accolades for the role. Not everyone was convinced he deserved his Emmy nomination, but I was very supportive of him earning that nomination (he was my winner for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for my Benjamonster Awards). Barring any COVID setbacks, The Morning Show is slated to return to production on October 19.
#4 - APPLE TV RENEWS "DICKINSON"
Apple TV has announced the renewal of Dickinson for a third season along with a second season premiere date of January 8, 2021. The series, which has had some decent acclaim, is the first Apple TV+ series to be renewed for a third season. Apple TV+ also announced that subscribers who had free year long subscriptions set to expire from November to January will see their free subscriptions extend to February. Dickinson is on my list of shows to watch.
#5 - THE CW RENEWS "THE OUTPOST"
Well it was another quiet week in TV news so this makes the Top 5 I guess. The CW has renewed The Outpost for a fourth season just as its third season is getting underway. After being off the air for over a year, the series typically reserved for summer, returned last night.
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