And another anon:
I think Netflix is probs going for the lesser diverse stuff with the most famous actors. Like Space Force had zero hype online but it has Steve Carell and Lisa Kudrow. So while Away was extremely popular it’s probably too diverse for Netflix or something or doesn’t have enough big actors that are famous in North America.
Haha, first anon, you are so valid in your offended disbelief. Given one of the biggest guesses people have offered for Away’s cancellation is Swank’s salary, how can that be so much more than Carell/Kudro/Malkovich… And like, it was legit bad, how much more successful could it have been?
I don’t think Space Force had zero hype, not less than Away, it seemed to make a much bigger noise when it dropped, but that was for different reasons, the actual connection to the real Space Force, it was near the beginning of the lockdowns so everyone was watching anything new, and it just seemed to have so much more coverage that was effectively promo. I dunno if a second season’ll have all that, especially when it was not really that well received when people watched.
It would be pretty sucky if diversity hurt it, and I don’t think it does in itself, but I think they much prefer diversity that leads to increased views in other countries and I dunno that this cast did that, with Netflix not technically available in China, and the Indian actor actually being an British Indian TV actor, not really a blockbuster performer.