Girls5eva switches! The move is shocking; for its third season, the band made a new home from competing streamer Peacock to Netflix. According to Deadline the Tina Fey-produced sitcom was actually cancelled at Peacock before Netflix intervened to save it.
The comedy series Girls5eva, which stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell, has received positive reviews from critics and was arguably the streamer’s closest thing to an awards contender, but it wasn’t one of its most popular programmes and didn’t draw in the same audiences as dramas like Bel Air and Dr. Death.
“We are so happy to bring Girls5eva to Netflix,” said Tracey Pakosta, VP, Comedy Series at Netflix and former Co-President of Scripted Programming at NBC. “Just like the show, we are so excited to reunite with this amazing team.”
After its second season concluded in June, the streamer reportedly felt compelled to prioritise other projects and cancel it. Scardino, Fey, Richmond and Carlock said that they were thrilled that their “reunited” girl group will be “re-reunited” at Netflix.
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“Our deepest thanks to Peacock for bringing Girls5eva to life and supporting us creatively at every turn since the first pitch. And we are endlessly grateful to our partners at NBCU for their boundless commitment,” the quartet said. “We are so thankful to everyone at the streamer who fell in love with our music-filled comedy. We cannot wait to introduce Dawn, Wickie, Summer, and Gloria to the global Netflix audience. Well, not fully introduce, if you look closely, Girls5eva can be seen in the background of the Woodstock ’99 documentary setting a porta potty on fire.”
