Due to an underwhelming first season, Netflix canceled the Neil Patrick Harris-led gay rom-com series, titled Uncoupled, in January. Now, a few weeks after its cancellation, television network Showtime, which will soon be rebranded as Paramount+ with Showtime, has picked up the show, with plans to develop at least one more season.
Per Deadline, Showtime believes the show is a perfect fit for one of it's three primary content categories branded Metro Cultures, which will feature content with "culturally diverse takes," like The L Word and The Chi. The other categories are Powerful Worlds, which will include shows like Homeland and Billions, and Complex Characters, which will feature shows with unconventional heroes like Dexter and Yellowjackets.
According to the report, Uncoupled will be edgier and racier in its new home, which is hardly a surprise given that similar diverse shows like The L Word and The Chi attract some of the platform's most loyal audiences.
Interestingly, Uncoupled had a great debut week as it landed in fifth position on the Netflix Top 10 television series list. The show also raked in impressive reviews from critics and audiences with 73% and 76% Rotten Tomatoes ratings respectively. Unfortunately, Uncoupled couldn't sustain its popularity as it disappeared from the Top 10 after only one week.