‘Uncoupled’ Picked Up By Showtime For Season 2 After Netflix Cancellation As Part Of New Content Strategy

Exclusive: unpaired, has been saved. I hear Showtime is picking up a season 2 (and possibly beyond) of the comedy series, from Emily in Paris Producer Darren Starr and modern family veteran Jeffrey Richman, weeks after the MTV Entertainment Studios-produced show was canceled by Netflix. On the premium network, soon to be renamed Paramount+ with Showtime, incoherent According to new Showtime boss Chris McCarthy, “Metro Cultures” is designed to fit into one of three main content lanes, as broad as “culturally diverse adoption.” came the word And Chi.

As reported by Deadline at the time of the cancellation, speculation began that the Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris would not continue until late 2022 when sources indicated that there was an attempt incoherent Producer MTV Entertainment Studios, where Starr is under an overall deal, is seeking a new home for the series at Paramount Global sibling Showtime. At the time, those conversations didn’t turn into pickups, and incoherent Netflix officially canceled on January 13.

A lot has changed since Showtime. Paramount Global’s plan to merge the premium network into streaming platform Paramount+ was announced, and Showtime shed several series rather than move forward with new dramas. three women (which is landing on Starz), and getting canceled American Gigolo And Right one day As it is shifting focus to three main power/content filters. These include complex characters (such as subversive antiheroes Dexter And yellow jacket), powerful worlds (shows like high-stakes billions And homeland) and metro-culture. (In the first two cases, the showtime is extending Dexter And billions universe with multiple spinoffs and greenlit espionage thrillers You are only young once.)

Additionally, the upcoming Showtime limited series Ripley Just jumped on Netflix. In fact, for Showtime’s negotiations with Netflix Ripley A parallel track was underway with the network negotiating for a former Netflix series incoherent

In a diverse culture, Showtime is looking to build on its legacy in the arena with shows like these brother (1984), Excited as a person (2000), came the word (2004) and its current reboot as well soul food (1999) and Resurrection Boulevard (2000).

There are also practical reasons to scale up in the category. Showtime’s current shows, Chi And came the wordBoasting some of Showtime’s most loyal audiences but also high churn because the network doesn’t have supplemental programming to keep those viewers year-round.

on showtime, incoherent It is expected to be more intense and edgy than the version aired on Netflix. Also came word, It joins an upcoming Showtime limited series featuring an LGBTQ+ theme, fellow travelers, It stars Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Alison Williams, Jelani Aladdin and Noah J. Rickets.

inside incoherent, Harris stars as a gay man in his mid-40s, navigating single life in New York City, when he is unceremoniously dumped by his partner of 17 years. The original cast also includes Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden.

Starr, who executive produces incoherent Along with Richman and Zax Media, MTV Entertainment is one of the top producers on the studio’s talent roster. He is behind the studio’s hit Netflix comedy series Emily in Paris and has previously produced the company’s TV land hits small, which ended its run on Paramount+.