Netflix has another keeper from Jenji Kohan on its hands. The Internet network has renewed new 1980s wrestling comedy GLOW for a 10-episode second season.
Kohan, who is behind one of Netflix’s signature series, Orange Is the New Black, executive produces GLOW, created/executive produced by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch.
Like Orange Is the New Black, GLOW, inspired by the short-lived but beloved show from the ’80s, has been a critical and pop culture hit. Set in 1985 Los Angeles, it follows Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie), a struggling out-of-work actress as she auditions for, trains and eventually makes TV’s first women’s wrestling show.
Flahive and Mensch, who serve as showrunners, executive produce with Kohan and Tara Herrmann.
GLOW is the fourth Netflix comedy to debut in 2017 and get a second-season renewal. It joins One Day at a Time, Santa Clarita Diet and Dear White People. One 2017 Netflix comedy has been canceled, Girlboss.
Awesome
Fantastic. Loved seeing so many wrestlers in their first acting roles – Kevin Kiley /Alex Riley, Tyrus, Carlito/Carlos. More please.
Best Netflix show in a while. Take that, Disney!
really good renewal. wonderful show. great writing. great cast. Alison Brie is so talented and GLOW makes great use of her skills.
Yes! This show was fantastic. Everyone I’ve mentioned it to who’d seen it, loved it, and everyone I recommended it to, said how much they’re digging it.
Just finished the Deason 1 finale tonight. Really enjoyed the series. Hate tonwait for more!
Awesome show, thanks!
Awful show. The only people praising it are those who still think rasslin is real.
I know it’s fake, I never liked WWF/WWE, and it was my favorite Netflix show this year.
Wrong. I’ve never watched wrestling in my life (don’t care about it one bit) but I loved this show. Wrestling is just the premise, it’s not really what this is about.
You obviously haven’t actually seen the show considering it directly addresses that wrestling is fake.
Nice
Congrats to all involved. The best thing about it is that it wasn’t star heavy. Brie’s known (and is awesome in it!) but no one else (beside Marc Maron maybe) really is and that made them all so much fun to watch. The casting in GLOW was exceptional. (Maron’s fantastic in it as well.) Netflix lets writers write and gets out of their way. The Networks could learn a thing or two.
A fantastic comedy, good acting and a fantastic plot. it’s a shame Netfix canned Girlboss, I enjoyed that as much as I did GLOW.