Netflix cancels ‘One Day at a Time’ amidst vocal #RenewODAAT campaign

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Netflix has made the no good, very bad decision to cancel One Day at a Time. 

In a relatively long Twitter thread, the streaming giant announced the “tough choice” to stop making more of this inclusive, empathetic, hilarious comedy centering on the Alvarezes, a Cuban-American immigrant family led by Rita Moreno and Justina Machado. 

We’ve made the very difficult decision not to renew One Day At A Time for a fourth season. The choice did not come easily — we spent several weeks trying to find a way to make another season work but in the end simply not enough people watched to justify another season.

— Netflix US (@netflix) March 14, 2019 Read more…

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‘One Day at a Time’ season 3 deftly handles consent and toxic masculinity

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Netflix’s modern reboot of One Day at a Time is truly crafty. Just when you think you’ve signed up for a lighthearted family sitcom, it hits you with poignant takes on social issues. 

In its third season, which dropped on February 8, series co-developers Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce apply this winning formula to consent, toxic masculinity, sexual harassment, female and queer empowerment through the lenses of generation and gender.

With the rise of #MeToo over the last year, several television shows have chimed in to address these themes in their own way, including Younger, Will & Grace, GLOW, and BoJack Horseman. But ODAAT stands out because it offers a unique point of view, showing how a regular family can and should deal with these issues. Read more…

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Netflix burns ‘Roseanne’, recommends a superior alternative

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Roseanne may be canceled, but Netflix wants you to fill the void (is it even a void?) with better content immediately. The streaming platform hosts plenty of non-problematic family comedies, starting with One Day at a Time, which it recommended in a tweet indirectly throwing shade at Roseanne.

Reminder: @OneDayAtATime is a sitcom about a tight-knit, working class family that tackles extremely topical social issues in a smart and innovative way. Ya know, if you’re suddenly looking for a show like that… pic.twitter.com/er4Fx6Cxb6

— Netflix US (@netflix) May 30, 2018 Read more…

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How ‘One Day at a Time’ perfectly summarizes how the Latinx community deals with mental health

One Day at a Time provides us with quick punchlines and light-hearted moments of a 21st century Latinx family. But it also takes a closer look at how one family deals with the struggles of mental health.
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