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?
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 discovered this show watching an Emmy screener for it. This was real quality, very well done,authentic! I ‘d been missing Mad Men so much, It reminded me of why. I actually could not stop watching, I got so engaged into the characters, and as a child of the 60s, there were so many memories about my childhood era. When I googled more about the series, I learned that it was cancelled and that no other network picked it up. Really?? I am shocked and considering there’s a lot of very bad programming out there, I question the judgement of… Read more »
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!!
I really like/LOVE Good Girls Revolt. I bingwatched it the first time I saw it and have been re-watching it as much as I can. I’ve been telling people about it. I’ve invited groups of people over to watch it. There are very few shows that I can say I love. This TV show I love, minus the cheap sex plots. The main story line can stand alone without a sex scene in every show. (Excluding the story line for Cindy’s situation of sexual exploration) … Are the people inpower discontinuing this show because the cultural issues it brings up… Read more »
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.
How ironic that it was cancelled because a man didn’t like it! I love the show – it was the first series I started when I began Amazon Prime with my new Fire Stick. Reminds me so much of how far women have come in the last 45 years.
Me too. Same situation w firestick and show!
Re: Fire Stick
Was previously very happy with Chromecast. When I purchased a Fire Stick with Prime and a Fire Tablet all together for $130, it was one of the best purchases I ever made!
There are so many quality shows from which to choose as well as vintage and foreign films and television shows. I believe I could watch 18 hours per day and it would still take years to exhaust all of the content.
Thank you for such quality and quantity!