10 TV Shows NOBODY Expected To Get Cancelled
7. GLOW
There's no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic had a brutal impact on TV and film production, especially throughout 2020, and one of the most gut-wrenching consequences of this was the cancellation of Netflix's beloved wrestling dramedy series GLOW.
In September 2019, GLOW was actually renewed for a fourth and final season by Netflix, with production beginning in earnest in February 2020.
But mere weeks later, the shoot was shut down due to the pandemic, with one episode already in the can and filming about to begin on the second.
Months passed as the world dealt with the ramifications of the pandemic, and that October the show's creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch confirmed that GLOW wouldn't be returning for season four after all.
The reason for this? A combination of the additional costs of shooting the series amid pandemic restrictions, and the logistical challenges of shooting a wrestling series while maintaining COVID protocols.
Furthermore, with season four having no chance of making it to air before 2022, Netflix felt this was too long a gap after season three was released in 2019, and so decided to pull the plug.
Considering that GLOW's third season ended on a tantalising cliffhanger, this was an especially painful un-renewal.