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Alison Brie and the cast of 'GLOW' reacts to news of the show's sudden cancellation: 'Going to miss this'

Oct 7, 2020, 01:10 IST
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Betty Gilpin, Marc Maron, and Alison Brie costar in "Glow."Ali Goldstein/Netflix
  • News broke on Monday that Netflix's wrestling comedy-drama "GLOW" wouldn't be returning for a fourth season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • On social media, the show's stars, including Alison Brie and Marc Maron, reacted to news of the cancellation.
  • "Going to miss this... Forever grateful to my GLOW family for changing my life forever," Brie wrote on Instagram.
  • And Maron broke the news to his fans on Twitter, writing, "No more GLOW. Sorry. Stinks."
  • Set in the '80s, "GLOW" focused on a group of female wrestlers, and was supposed to return for a fourth and final season.
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The stars of Netflix's wrestling comedy-drama "GLOW" are sharing their reactions to the show's cancellation after the news broke on Monday.

Deadline reported that Netflix decided not to go ahead with the show's fourth and final season because of production concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. "GLOW" had been renewed for a final season in August 2019.

Following the announcement, the show's stars took to social media to share their feelings on the news.

"Going to miss this... Forever grateful to my GLOW family for changing my life forever," Alison Brie, who played star wrestler Ruth Wilder, wrote on Instagram.

She also shared several behind-the-scenes photos of herself and the rest of the "GLOW" cast.

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Marc Maron, who played director and later referee Sam Sylvia, broke the news to his Twitter followers in a short tweet.

"No more GLOW. Sorry. Stinks," he wrote.

And plenty of other "GLOW" stars also weighed in on the news of the cancellation.

Kimmy Gates and Rebekka Johnson, who played tag-team wrestlers Stacey Beswick and Dawn Rivecca, reacted on Twitter.

Johnson shared a link to the Deadline article about the cancellation, with the caption "WEAR A MASK!" Gates later retweeted Johnson's tweet, adding the hashtag "#saveglow."

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Shakira Barrera played Mexican-American wrestler Yolanda, and thanked one of the show's creators, Liz Flahive, for "changing" her life.

Britt Baron, who played teenage wrestler Justine, shared an image of the "GLOW" cast to Twitter with the caption, "My heart."

And singer Kate Nash, who played British wrestler Rhonda Richardson, called the show's cancellation a "punch to the heart 10 times."

The show's stars weren't the only Twitter users reacting to news of the cancellation. Numerous fans also shared their anger and disappointment at the fact that Netflix was prematurely ending the acclaimed comedy-drama.

"Glow" is the latest of several Netflix originals to be canceled this year.

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Other shows, like "Teenage Bounty Hunters," "I Am Not Okay With This," and "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" have all been canceled in recent months.

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