Why was Good Girls Revolt cancelled? Recently, creator Dana Calvo spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about Amazon‘s decision to terminate the freshman series.
Set in the 1960s, the historical drama follows a group of young female researchers at a major news outlet who demand fair treatment in the workplace. The cast includes Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, Erin Darke, Hunter Parrish, and Jim Belushi.
Earlier this month, Amazon decided to cancel the series after only one season. However, producers of the show have announced it is being shopped elsewhere for a possible second season. Speaking to THR, Calvo said she was surprised at the cancellation:
We were all so surprised because we were a hit. Of the people driven from the entertainment sections to the commerce section, we were driving 55 percent, which was phenomenal.”
She later revealed that Amazon Studos chief Roy Price just didn’t like the show:
What we hadn’t factored in is that [Amazon Studios head] Roy Price just doesn’t care for the show. He’s representative of the Amazon culture in that he’s just impenetrable. All I know is that in the [season two] pitch, he asked us to refer to the characters by the actors’ names because he didn’t know the characters’ names. … The Amazon corporate culture that everyone knows is a tough one, and it’s not a great place for creatives. They run some people out.”
What do you think? Have you seen Good Girls Revolt? Do you want a second season?
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34 Comments on "Good Girls Revolt: Why the Amazon TV Series Was Cancelled"
This is the ONLY series I have enjoyed watching since Mad Men and Breaking Bad!!! I am really pissed off!!
Someone please pick up this show for a second season. We all love it and it’s a money maker for you.
Loved the show. So dissapointed there was not a second season..I understand why some men didn’t like it. Why was Roy so threatened by the subject matter
It absolutely should be rescheduled for a 2nd and 3rd season. Roy Price is the one who should be CANCELLED.
I stumbled upon Good Girls Revolt and binge-watched the entire 1st season. A fantastic series with great acting and a reasonably good look into the relatively recent past, when women had to battle their way out of stereotyped careers. We’re still fighting that battle, without even a legal right to equal pay for equal work. Canceled by an insecure male executive at Amazon?
very smart and excellent show – how stupid to cancel it – maybe a man decided this! I got really upset, please try to get another producer. As i saw the some stuff reminded me of my early years, where women just have to be pretty and a good wife, and you had to apologize for being more than that.
This show was so amazing. It spoke truths that my generation could learn about and I was so so sad to see it would not be returning. I don’t watch Amazon shows but happened upon this one and fell in love with the characters (flaws and all). Very disappointed but maybe Netflix can pick it up!!
In this conspiracy charged environment we are living in right now, everyone is looking for a plot as the answer to everything.
Amazon, it is not wise to cancel a quality show to add to that suspicious environment. I am not suggesting that there is a nefarious motive, but aren’t you in the business of making money by acquiring and maintaining customers?
Just something to think about moving forward.
Love this show. What a letdown, the show has been canceled. Bring it back please.
I can’t believe Amazon didn’t renew this show. Absolutely amazing! It HAS to be picked up by another network. I can’t wait for the next season.
Excellent show. As a long time Prime member I have noticed it is impossible to give feedback to Amazon. Just try and get a Corp mailing address.
Great show! Can really understand and feel the fear of losing a job or being dehumanized by some slime guy that thinks he’s king of something (women)! Please bring it back!
It is such a great show. I hope it gets picked up by another network! Huge mistake Amazon!
HUGE mistake cancelling this show. Seriously one of the best shows in a long, long time. I hope to see it picked up, maybe by Netflix or Hulu, someone has to realize how fantastic this show is.