After not-so-great reviews and fan critique, Netflix has decided to cancel âGirlbossâ â the show âlooselyâ based on the life of Nasty Gal founder and #Girlboss writer Sophia Amoruso. The series ran for one 13-episode season.
According to Variety, Amoruso took to her Instagram story on Saturday to share the news, writing:
So that Netflix series about my life got canceled. While Iâm proud of the work we did, Iâm looking forward to controlling my narrative from here on out. It was a good show, and I was privileged to work with incredible talent, but living my life as a caricature was hard even if only for two months. Yes, I can be difficult. No, Iâm not a dick. No, someone named Shane never cheated on me. It will be nice to someday tell the story of whatâs happened in the last few years. Ppl read the headline, not the correction, Iâve learned.
Once she posted the statement, many assumed she was âthrowing shadeâ at the show for misrepresenting her life and personality. Amoruso headed to Instagram again to silence the haters.
âJesus Christ. I absolutely loved the show and am so sad itâs over. I am grateful for it all,â she wrote on her Instagram story. âBut how a website can conflate âthrowing shadeâ with saying that a woman is excited to own her narrative after bankruptcy headlines, false lawsuits, and a dramatized series is created (which I will repeat: I loved and am proud of) is bonkers. Iâm sorry if I hurt anyone. Being me usually means hurting someone at any given time. Maybe I am a dick after all.â
Amorusoâs fashion retailer Nasty Gal filed for bankruptcy last year just as the show was gearing up to be released. It debuted on Netflix on April 21, but seemingly failed to secure a committed following. âGirlbossâ received a 32 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, as sites like The New York Times and The Guardian said the on-screen Sophia (Britt Robertson) âisnât particularly interestingâ and is âa walking selfie, whining about having to work for a living.â
âPitch Perfectâ screenwriter Kay Cannon served as executive producer and showrunner of the series, with Charlize Theron also executive producing alongside Laverne McKinnon, Beth Kono, Christian Ditter and Amoruso.
âGirlbossâ joins other canceled Netflix series, such as âThe Get Downâ and âSense8.â