GLOW was recently canceled by Netflix despite having already been renewed for a fourth and final season. While the complications presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic proved to be insurmountable in the eyes of Netflix, series star Marc Maron presented a plan for how the streaming service can properly conclude the story.
The fourth season of GLOW was already in the midst of production when the COVID-19 pandemic forced Netflix to suspend filming in Mid-March. While the company attempted to figure out a way to resume filming while adhering to safety protocols, it ultimately decided the investment wasn’t worthwhile and pulled the plug on the series altogether. Although the cast of GLOW was paid in full for the fourth season, only one episode had been completed by the time the shutdown occurred.
In a post on his official Instagram account, Maron noted the GLOW could still conclude its story with a feature film considering much of the season has already been planned. “Let us make a movie, right? I mean, let us wrap it up in a two-hour Netflix movie. I mean, they had the whole season laid out. We know, sort of, where it’s gonna go. Why not give the showrunners, and the writers, and the cast the opportunity to finish the story in a move? Right? I think that would be the best thing,” he proposed. While Netflix reportedly decided against investing in the final season of GLOW because the COVID19 safety measures would increase the budget beyond a justifiable point, Maron outlined out how moving forward with a film would cut the expenses, saying, “the thing about shooting a movie is when you have that whole script you can be economical in your shooting. With GLOW there were different directors. Ten episodes of GLOW could have four or five different directors. But with a movie, here it all is. Let’s shoot out this stuff here, […] I think they could do it in less time than it would take to shoot the [series].”
Created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, Netflix’s GLOW starred Alison Brie as a struggling actress named Ruth Wilder, who finds a second chance at stardom in the world of women’s pro wrestling. Maron portrayed GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) director Sam Francis Sylvia, a controversial filmmaker who frequently clashed with Wilder over her traditional acting style. The series joins fellow Netflix shows I Am Not Okay With This and The Society as one of the multiple projects to have their renewals reversed due to the complications presented by the pandemic.
While other shows are moving forward with production after months of being in limbo, most don’t require actors to be in close contact with each other as is the case with GLOW. Still, many of these productions are still facing their own challenges as Hollywood attempts to get its line-up of movies and shows back on track.
Of course, the challenges that come with producing a series in the midst of a pandemic doesn’t mean Netflix has to stop developing new projects for the future. In fact, the streaming service recently started the early stages of development on a live-action Conan the Barbarian series.
GLOW is now available on Netflix.
Source: Marc Maron/Instagram
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