Although we have known for months now that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to mean certain shows and features will never get off the ground, we have now also entered a phase in which previously ordered projects will also be permanently shut down, due to the mounting toll of COVID-19 on the entertainment industry. According to Deadline, Netflix canceled their YA shows on Friday The community en I’m not okay with this after one season piece.
The community, a mystery series by Christopher Keyser that follows in the footsteps of West Ham, Connecticut, after an inexplicable event that caused the rest of the world (not to blame its parents) to disappear, was renewed last July and had to all thoughts hopefully started filming this fall. I’m not okay with this, a drama based on Charles Forsman’s titular comic strip about Sophia Lillis’ anxious teen Syd who discovers she has telekinesis, has not been officially updated, but Deadline reports that the show’s quietly picked up for a second season , scripts were written, and it was completely on course to go into production. ”
“We have made the difficult decision not to move forward with second seasons of The community en I’m not okay with this, ”The streaming platform said in a statement. “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. ”
By deadline, while both shows were well received, “uncertainty about production data and balancing the availability of a large cast such as The community, combined with unexpected increase in budget due to COVID, “the decision considered.
