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JamesG · 09-20-2019, 01:33 PM

Netflix Renews Female Wrestling Series "GLOW" for Fourth & Final Season
by Peter White
September 20, 2019

"GLOW", Netflix’s female wrestling dramedy is returning to the ring for a fourth and final season.

This is in line with a number of Netflix originals that end after three or four seasons. The 4th season is expected to launch in 2020.

https://deadline.com/2019/09/netflix...on-1202739435/

TMC · 10-24-2020, 12:50 AM

GLOW's Shakira Barrera says Season 4 would've shown "women of color taking their power back"

Barrera explained to the Los Angeles why she and five other GLOW women of color -- Sunita Mani, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Kia Stevens and Ellen Wong -- decided to write an open letter complaining that the show relied on "existing stereotypes" while leaving its non-white cast members marginalized. Barrera said the producers responded positively to the letter. “If Netflix didn’t cancel us, you guys would have seen something amazing,” Barrera said. “You would have seen what a true ensemble, diverse show looked like.” Did Barrera worry about professional consequences for the letter? "Yes, 100%," she said. "When you are in an industry that values whiteness, it’s so difficult for you to navigate how to use your voice. You know you have one but you almost have gotten used to not using it. I think in this case, the beautiful part was that I didn’t have to do it alone. That also took a little bit of the danger off." Barrera added that she was thrilled to see the GLOW producers receptive to their ideas. "It was such a chilling moment: to have your executives — even though it was over Zoom — break down the entire Season 4 to the point where you couldn’t wait to get on set because you knew that these characters were going to be seen. It honestly gave me goosebumps," she said. When we were canceled, it felt like someone just slipped the carpet from underneath us. And we fell backwards and woke up in a strange dimension. To come back and take your power back, it’s exactly what GLOW is about. So we didn’t need to shoot anything. This was like Season 4. This was its own season; this was how it was supposed to be: The women of color taking their power back and showing us how to fight, how to lead first and tackle the issue and do it with grace. And do it together."

TMC · 07-03-2021, 04:11 AM

Betty Gilpin describes herself as "Windows ’94 Jodie Comer," says she has a crazy idea for reviving GLOW for Season 4

“My pitch is that we do it in 20 years and we have a Mare of Easttown-esque season four, or Golden Girls-esque,” Gilpin says of GLOW with a laugh while promoting her new film The Tomorrow War, adding that hasn't given up on the canceled Netflix series. Gilpin also doesn't think she's cut out to be a big star. “I’m too neurotic. So I’m not like, ‘When am I going to get mine?’" she says. "I’m enjoying flying under the radar being Windows ’94 Jodie Comer. … Math-wise, you have to have a lotion contract and a gazillion followers to be the lead of something, and I’m too neurotic for social media and my skin is too dry for lotion contracts.”

TMC · 02-18-2023, 09:29 PM

Why GLOW Was Canceled After Three Seasons

While GLOW was a popular series on Netflix with memorable characters and an acclaimed cast, it was canceled after only three seasons for a reason.

09-20-2019, 01:33 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,966	Netflix Renews "GLOW" for 4th and Final Season *Netflix Renews Female Wrestling Series "GLOW" for Fourth & Final Season* by Peter White September 20, 2019 "GLOW", Netflix’s female wrestling dramedy is returning to the ring for a fourth and final season. This is in line with a number of Netflix originals that end after three or four seasons. The 4th season is expected to launch in 2020. https://deadline.com/2019/09/netflix...on-1202739435/

10-24-2020, 12:50 AM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	GLOW's Shakira Barrera says Season 4 would've shown "women of color taking their power back" Barrera explained to the Los Angeles why she and five other GLOW women of color -- Sunita Mani, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Kia Stevens and Ellen Wong -- decided to write an open letter complaining that the show relied on "existing stereotypes" while leaving its non-white cast members marginalized. Barrera said the producers responded positively to the letter. “If Netflix didn’t cancel us, you guys would have seen something amazing,” Barrera said. “You would have seen what a true ensemble, diverse show looked like.” Did Barrera worry about professional consequences for the letter? "Yes, 100%," she said. "When you are in an industry that values whiteness, it’s so difficult for you to navigate how to use your voice. You know you have one but you almost have gotten used to not using it. I think in this case, the beautiful part was that I didn’t have to do it alone. That also took a little bit of the danger off." Barrera added that she was thrilled to see the GLOW producers receptive to their ideas. "It was such a chilling moment: to have your executives — even though it was over Zoom — break down the entire Season 4 to the point where you couldn’t wait to get on set because you knew that these characters were going to be seen. It honestly gave me goosebumps," she said. When we were canceled, it felt like someone just slipped the carpet from underneath us. And we fell backwards and woke up in a strange dimension. To come back and take your power back, it’s exactly what GLOW is about. So we didn’t need to shoot anything. This was like Season 4. This was its own season; this was how it was supposed to be: The women of color taking their power back and showing us how to fight, how to lead first and tackle the issue and do it with grace. And do it together."

07-03-2021, 04:11 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	Betty Gilpin describes herself as "Windows ’94 Jodie Comer," says she has a crazy idea for reviving GLOW for Season 4 “My pitch is that we do it in 20 years and we have a Mare of Easttown-esque season four, or Golden Girls-esque,” Gilpin says of GLOW with a laugh while promoting her new film The Tomorrow War, adding that hasn't given up on the canceled Netflix series. Gilpin also doesn't think she's cut out to be a big star. “I’m too neurotic. So I’m not like, ‘When am I going to get mine?’" she says. "I’m enjoying flying under the radar being Windows ’94 Jodie Comer. … Math-wise, you have to have a lotion contract and a gazillion followers to be the lead of something, and I’m too neurotic for social media and my skin is too dry for lotion contracts.”

02-18-2023, 09:29 PM	#4
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	Why GLOW Was Canceled After Three Seasons While GLOW was a popular series on Netflix with memorable characters and an acclaimed cast, it was canceled after only three seasons for a reason.