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The ladies of the Girls5eva band have a new home. The comedy series has been renewed for a third season on Netflix. The show was quietly cancelled on its original streaming home, Peacock, after two seasons.

A musical comedy series, Girls5eva stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell, and Renée Elise Goldsberry. The story revolves around the members of a 90s female rock band who get a chance at a comeback when their one hit is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper.

Here’s the renewal announcement from Netflix:

“GIRLS5EVA” COMING TO NETFLIX FOR ALL-NEW THIRD SEASON

From Creator/Showrunner Meredith Scardino and EPs Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond & Robert Carlock, the First Two Seasons of the Musical Comedy Series will Also Stream on Netflix

Girls5eva from Universal Television Stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell

Hollywood, Calif. – October 27, 2022 – Netflix today announced a season three greenlight for musical comedy series Girls5eva, from creator/showrunner/executive producer Meredith Scardino, executive producer Tina Fey and Universal Television. Netflix will be the exclusive home to the third season and it also acquired co-exclusive global streaming rights to the first two seasons of the critically-acclaimed Emmy(R) Award-nominated comedy.

Girls5eva stars Grammy(R) Award-winner and Tony(R) and Emmy(R) Award-nominated singer Sara Bareilles (Dawn); Grammy(R) and Tony(R) Award-winning actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry (Wickie); Emmy(R) Award-winning Saturday Night Live mainstay and comedy icon Paula Pell (Gloria); and New York Times Best-Selling author, actor, activist, writer and host Busy Philipps (Summer).

The series follows a one-hit-wonder girl group from the ’90s who reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot. They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents, and shoulder pain, but can’t they also be Girls5eva?

“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment. Today, we are thrilled to announce that our reunited girl group will be re-reunited at Netflix. We are so thankful to everyone at the streamer who fell in love with our music-filled comedy. We cannot wait to introduce Dawn, Wickie, Summer, and Gloria to the global Netflix audience. Well, not fully introduce, if you look closely, Girls5eva can be seen in the background of the Woodstock ’99 documentary setting a porta potty on fire,” said executive producers Meredith Scardino, Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond & Robert Carlock.

“We are so happy to bring Girls5eva to Netflix,” said Tracey Pakosta, Netflix Vice President of Comedy Series. “Just like the show, we are so excited to reunite with this amazing team.”

Meredith Scardino was Emmy(R) Award-nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for season 1 of Girls5eva. Renée Elise Goldsberry’s celebrated performance garnered her nominations with Critics’ Choice Awards, HCA Television Awards, and TCA Awards. Both seasons are certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Season two was named one of the best shows of 2022 by Vanity Fair, Vulture, Washington Post and Paste.

Emmy(R) Award winner Scardino serves as creator and executive producer for the series. Emmy(R) winners Jeff Richmond, Tina Fey (Little Stranger, Inc.), Robert Carlock (Bevel Gears) and David Miner (3 Arts Entertainment) also serve as executive producers along with Emmy(R) nominee Eric Gurian (Little Stranger). Girls5eva is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

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What do you think? Did you watch the Girls5eva TV series on Peacock? Are you glad that this cancelled series has been revived by Netflix for a third season?