EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has reversed its update decision for season 2 The community. The YA drama, whose production was influenced by COVID-19, has been canceled and will not film a second season. In addition, Netflix has chosen not to continue with a second season of another upcoming-of-age series, I’m not okay with this.
While there has been no official update, I hear comedy-drama I’m not okay with this was quietly picked up for a second season, scripts were written, and it was completely on course to go into production.
The community was renewed last summer for a second season, which was slated to premiere in late 2020. I hear the delayed season had followed the possible start of filming next month.
According to sources, uncertainty about production data and balancing the availability of a large cast is similar The community, along with unexpected increase in budget due to COVID led to the decisions about The community en I’m not okay with this, which was both well received by critics and fans and had strong support at Netflix.
“We have made the difficult decision not to move forward with second seasons of The community en I’m not okay with this, ”Netflix said in a statement to Deadline. “We are disappointed to make these decisions due to circumstances created by COVID, and we are grateful to these makers, including: Jonathan Entwistle, Christy Hall, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen and Josh Barry at 21 Laps Entertainment for I’m not okay with this; Chris Keyser, Marc Webb and Pavlina Hatoupis for The community; and all the writers, broadcasters and crews who worked tirelessly to create these shows for our members around the world. ”
This is something we will probably see more of when the months-long shutdown of Hollywood due to the pandemic will create a logjam in trying to affect all series affected by the shutdown back into production, while reducing production costs due to strict COVID -19 security protocols and losses of the pandemic. Streamers and tech companies in general are better positioned than traditional media companies in navigating the financial impact of the pandemic.
Made by Chris Keyser and starring Kathryn Newton, The community is described as a modern take on lord of the flies. It follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a facsimile of their rich city of New England without trace of their parents. Their newfound freedom will be fun … but it will also be very dangerous. While struggling to figure out what happened to them and how to get home, they need to put order and form alliances if they want to survive.
Cast includes Kathryn Newton, Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge, Alex Fitzalan, Grace Victoria Cox, Emilio Garcia Sanchez and Olivia Nikkanen. Showrunner Keyser executive producer alongside Marc Webb.
Co-created by Jonathan Entwistle and Christy Hall based on the graphic novel Charles Forsman, I’m not okay with this is written by Hall and directed by Entwistle. It’s about a teenage girl who navigates the trials and tribulations of high school, all about the complexities of her family, her emerging sexuality, and … mysterious superpowers that are just awakened from within.
Entwistle and Hall executive producers with 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen and Josh Barry.
