That is information that probably few have been anticipating by now — Netflix has picked up a second season of British-Canadian coming-of-age collection Geek Woman, starring Emily Carey. That’s as a result of the renewal comes precisely 11 months after the present’s Could 30, 2024 debut. Taking pictures will start within the UK this summer time for a 2026 debut.
The half-hour collection, primarily based on the favored YA novels by Holly Smale, had made a robust case for renewal by spending 4 weeks in Netflix’s World High 10 for English-language collection, peaking at #2, reaching the High 10 in 89 nations and amassing 28.1M views in its first seven months of launch. The strong efficiency, coupled with a reasonably modest finances and optimistic opinions from critics ought to’ve translated into a fast renewal.
So why the unusually lengthy delay then?
A change within the collection’ manufacturing credit could present a clue. Season 1 was produced and distributed by Canada’s troubled Corus Leisure by way of subsidiaries. It will likely be succeeded in Season 2 by one other Canadian firm, Boat Rocker, which has acquired the rights to Geek Woman from Corus, together with these for Season 1.
The transfer comes as Corus had been crippled over the past 12 months, with the corporate slicing workers and different prices, shuttering companies, mulling chapter and exploring sale as its debt topped $1 billion final fall.
Created by Smale and Jessica Ruston primarily based on Smale’s bestselling books, Geek Woman tells the story of awkward teenager Harriet Manners whose life is turned the other way up when she is noticed to be a mannequin and embarks on a life-affirming journey of self-discovery as she balances highschool and excessive vogue.
Regardless of the suspension of disbelief factor typical for YA fare — Harriet is a 5’4″ woman who turns into a high runaway mannequin — the collection has been praised for its humor, coronary heart and portrayal of adlescent angst.
Carey is joined within the solid by Emmanuel Imani (Wilbur Evans), Liam Woodrum (Nick Park), Tim Downie (Richard Manners), Jemima Rooper (Annabel Manners).
The Season 2 renewal was commemorated by Netflix with a behind-the-scenes picture of Carey and Woodrum from an early Season 1 episode
“I’m past excited that Geek Woman has been recommissioned for a second season by Netflix,” mentioned Zoë Rocha, collection showrunner and inventive director of RubyRock, which produces Geek Woman with Boat Rocker. “The superb viewers response to Season 1 was really unimaginable and we will’t wait to convey this subsequent chapter to life. I’m thrilled to be working with Holly and Emily once more, and that Boat Rocker has come onboard, to proceed to construct and increase the fabulous Geek Woman universe. Let’s see what magic Harriet Manners can sprinkle on to the style world this time spherical.”
Govt producing the collection are Rocha and Robbie von Werz for RubyRock Photos with Smale and Ruston; Jeff Norton; Declan O’Dwyer; David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Nick Nantell, and Jon Rutherford for Boat Rocker. Smale, Sameera Steward, Sally O’Leary, Grace Hyperlink and Sophie Wu are the writers, Declan O’Dwyer is the director.
