Overview
- Hulu decided not to renew Not Suitable for Work for a second season on Tuesday, leaving multiple storylines from the June nine-episode run unresolved.
- Warner Bros. Television, which produced the series under Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International banner, said it will shop the show to other streamers or networks for a possible pickup.
- Mindy Kaling and the principal cast took to social media to thank fans and express disappointment, and viewers have launched online campaigns pushing for the series to be rescued.
- Critics gave the show mixed reviews while audiences responded more positively, with reporting showing roughly a 54% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes compared with about an 82% audience score and the series appearing on Hulu’s daily charts after its June debut.
- Industry observers say the quick cancellation follows a wider streaming trend of fast cutoffs for new comedies, a pattern that can leave original series with little time to find an audience or resolve creative arcs.