Why was Good Girls Revolt cancelled? Recently, creator Dana Calvo spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about Prime Video‘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?
Good Girls Revolt is a GREAT SHOW, well acted, well written, and very timely and relevant to major issue now with the Trump administration. Please create a Season 2 so we can see what happens with the lawsuit and the personal and professional fallout of the women’s courageous stand against discrimination in Journalism.
Seriously? Some ******* man doesn’t like the show so it’s cancelled? How disappointing
Great show!! Really really hope it is picked up somewhere else and wherever it goes… I’m going with
LOVE this show. How disappointing to have a smart engaging well acted show cancelled. Love the music too. Amazon is way off to cancel this great show.
Too bad about good girls revolt! What a great show, with potential to get even better. I especially appreciated the writers’ ability to make us feel for the girls without villainizing the boys. I think it shows the wisdom of hindsight, since it was harder for us women to do that in real life. Amazon, you made a mistake!
may now think about dropping amazon prime
Totally great show and Amazon is blowing it by not renewing. Likable characters, historic movement, great music and costumes……witty and intelligent writing……Amazon just blew it. I hope they get picked up by someone else so I can still watch it.
Yes I just started watching. I like the storyline. The actors and writers are awsome. I am very disappointed that it has been cancelled.
Just started watching Good Girls Revolt. What a great show! I am so surprised and disappointed there will not be a second season on Amazon.
I just started watching Good Girls Revolt and I love it. I am so disappointed that Amazon will not have a second season.
Finally something intelligent and relevant to all ages and genders. Not just seriously important history but first class writing, acting and production. Amazon needs to re-think this poor decision. It will surely get picked up by a creative forward-thinking network for subsequent seasons.
I just started watching this show and I really enjoy it. I would love a second season. I would like to see the girls in the news room make their mark.
We need this show, especially now.
Please bring this show back. The acting and writing were amazing. The subject was fascinating and well researched. It makes me hesitate to watch other series if they’re not going to be given a serious chance to allow the audience to watch good, solid character development. Very disappointing decision to cancel one of the better shows around.
I hope some network has the sense to pick up this fantastic show. Well-written, smart and relevant, I wish more shows were this good!