GLOW Star Opens Up About Cancelled Netflix Show & Gives Season 4 Pitch

GLOWstar Betty Gilpin reveals her playful pitch for season 4, and shares what might have been in store if the show had returned. Premiering in 2017, the Netflix series centered around a fictionalized version of the professional wrestling promotion Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. While the drama certainly focused on professional wrestling itself, shedding light on what’s considered niche entertainment and regularly featuring cameos from wrestlers, it also used the premise as a way to explore issues of racism and misogyny. The show garnered plenty of critical acclaim, with particular praise given to the performances of the cast and the writing.

GLOW was renewed for season 4 in September 2019, which was meant to be its last. However, in October 2020, it was announced that Netflix had reversed its renewal decision and opted to cancel the series. The streamer cited the difficulties of filming the show during the COVID-19 pandemic, given that GLOW would sometimes feature close and physical contact as part of a wrestling match. The decision was met with surprise and dismay from fans, who have pushed for a feature-length continuation. Now, in new remarks, Gilpin reveals where season 4 could have gone.

During an interview with IndieWire to promote The Tomorrow War, in which Gilpin plays Emmy, the actress was asked about her time on the wrestling drama. Gilpin offered a playful response for how GLOW might eventually return. She also opened up about what might have happened to her character, Debbie Egan, if the show had been able to continue. You can read Gilpin’s quote below:-

“My pitch is that we do it in 20 years and we have a ‘Mare of Easttown’-esque season four, or ‘Golden Girls’-esque. Can you spoil something that’s never going to come out? Will it come out? I think that, without spoiling, Debbie continues on a career path maybe to a detriment, focuses on that, and suddenly wakes up and realizes her personal life is not what she wants it to be. Can you have it all? Probably not.”

Gilpin’s remarks line up with what had been revealed about her character up to that point in the series. In GLOW season 3 finale, Debbie struggles to keep that balance between what she wants in her personal life and what she wants for her career. It leads to something of a falling out between Debbie and Ruth (Alison Brie). At other times, viewers were offered a glimpse into how fought to be taken seriously as a producer even though she was diminished for being a mother. It sounds like, by all accounts, Debbie would have gotten her wish of being successful in the end. Ultimately though, Gilpin hints that it comes at a price.

Another illuminating aspect of Gilpin’s comments is that it makes clear that GLOWcould have ended its run, with adjustments, without having to worry about the physical contact of professional wrestling during COVID-19. The show had already started to move away from involving fight scenes in its episodes, shifting instead to focus mored on the characters and their inner lives and relationships. The final season could have continued in that vein, which would have allowed fans the chance to give a proper farewell to a world they’d grown to love. Hopefully, it will still happen someday.

Source: IndieWire

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