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Uncoupled has a brand new companion. Last month, we reported that the Netflix comedy sequence had been cancelled after one season. Now comes phrase that Showtime has picked up the present and renewed it for a second season.
A romantic comedy sequence created by Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, the Uncoupled TV present stars Neil Patrick Harris, Tuc Watkins, Tisha Campbell, Marcia Gay Harden, Emerson Brooks, and Brooks Ashmanskas. The story revolves round Michael Lawson (Harris), a profitable New York City actual property agent who finds his world turned the other way up when his companion of 17 years breaks up with him. A homosexual man in his late 40s, Michael discovers that the relationship world has modified loads for the reason that final time that he was single. While he searches for a brand new companion and figures out his new life, he and his single enterprise companion, Suzanne (Campbell), additionally assist a rich shopper (Harden) who was not too long ago dumped by her husband for a youthful lady.
Uncoupled’s first season of eight episodes was launched on Netflix in late July. In its first week of launch, the comedy landed at quantity six on the streamer’s record of high 10 most-watched sequence with 26.52 million hours seen. The sequence’ viewership dropped off in later weeks so Netflix cancelled it.
Now comes phrase that Showtime has ordered a second season of Uncoupled. The comedy is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios which, like Showtime, is a part of Paramount Global. So, any future earnings from the sequence might be saved within the company’s coffers.
As introduced earlier this month, Showtime is about to merge with Paramount+ and will develop into often known as Paramount+ With Showtime in each its linear and streaming varieties. The firm goes to concentrate on making franchises out of its well-liked titles, like Billions and Dexter.
The channel may even maintain making “culturally diverse” reveals, like Uncoupled. Deadline reviews that, whereas reveals like The L Word: Generation Q and The Chi have comparatively small linear audiences, the sequence appeal to a few of Showtime’s most loyal audiences. They have a excessive churn charge nonetheless as a result of, up to now, there hasn’t been sufficient complementary programming to maintain these viewers round year-round.
Additional particulars and a premiere date for brand new episodes of Uncoupled might be introduced later. The second season is predicted to be edgier and racier than the primary season.
What do you suppose? Have you watched the primary season of Uncoupled on Netflix? Are you glad that this cancelled sequence has been revived for a second season by Showtime?