The "GLOW" Cast Wants a Follow-Up Movie, So We Must Make It Happen

#SaveGLOW

Earlier this month, Netflix made the ruthless decision to cancel two widely loved shows: Teenage Bounty Hunters and GLOW. 

The latter is an Emmy-nominated comedy that centres around a troupe of female wrestlers, and it was renewed for a fourth and final season last year. 

However, according to Deadline, Netflix reversed their fourth-season renewal of GLOW due to the effects COVID-19 had on production. At the time, they'd already finished filming one episode. 

Netflix said in a statement to Deadline that shooting an ensemble show that was "so physically intimate" would be too challenging under social distancing measures. 

Viewers were rightfully outraged by the announcement.

"Hey @netflix you've cancelled GLOW. Are you crazy?!! It's brilliant and female led. Get your act together and bring it back," one Twitter user wrote.

Hey @netflix you’ve cancelled GLOW. Are you crazy?!! It’s brilliant and female led. Get your act together and bring it back.

— Kate Fitzgerald (@FitzBowden) October 12, 2020

can’t believe they cancelled GLOW......rewatching out of spite

— huei 🌙 (@tentacularmoon) October 11, 2020

Over the weekend, the GLOW cast reunited for the first time since the cancellation, as part of the #GoodToVote voter registration campaign. 

Stars Alison Brie, Marc Maron, Betty Gilpin and the rest of the gang came together for a Q&A about their time on the show (just to make us cry even more).

Although, it wasn't all incredibly heartbreaking. The cast also talked about the possibility of filming a follow-up movie to wrap up the series. 

"I think there's a petition out there and it would be a very exciting thing that Netflix could do it if they wanted to do it. I think it would probably solve the problem," Maron said. 

The cast then encouraged fans to join the #SaveGLOW petition, or post letters to Netflix to encourage the streaming service to approve a wrap-up movie. 

At the moment, a fan-made petition has gained over 6,592 signatures, but that's simply not good enough. 

Of course, desperate times call for desperate measures. Now, we must join the petition, tweet #SaveGLOW for the remainder of the day, month or however long it takes to get this follow-up film made, and start drafting letters to Netflix. 

You can watch the full YouTube livestream event here.

Header Image: Netflix