one day at a time

  • ‘One Day At A Time’ Cast Reacts To Series Resurrection: “We’re Back!”

    It's a very good day for One Day At A Time cast and creatives who learned that the Norman Lear comedy, cancelled earlier this year by Netflix, has been picked up for a fourth season by Pop. CBS Corporation and Sony Pictures TV reached a deal to give the critically praised multi-camera family comedy a […]

  • ‘One Day at a Time’ Gets Pickup Offer from CBS All Access, But Netflix Can Kill the Deal — Report

    After canceling the series in March, Netflix now has to decide if it's in its best interests for Season 4 to launch on another streaming service.

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Tries to Save ‘One Day at a Time’ Like He Helped Do With ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

    Lin-Manuel Miranda is swooping in to try and save recently canceled Netflix series “One Day at a Time,” just like he helped to do when “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” was canceled by Fox.The rebooted sitcom was canceled Thursday after three seasons on Netflix, followed by an outpouring of support that resulted in the hashtag saveODAAT becoming the number one worldwide trend on Twitter in an hour.Echoing the last-minute save that found “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” a new home on NBC for a sixth season, the “Mary Poppins Returns” star tweeted at the network hoping to inspire some conversations about the fan-beloved “One Day at a Time.”“Hey @nbc…I hear you like comedies with built-in fan bases that do even better on YOUR network than at their previous homes,” Miranda tweeted in response to creators and showrunners Mike Royce and Gloria Calderon Kellett’s statement on the cancellation.Hey @nbc…I hear you like comedies with built-in fan bases that do even better on YOUR network than at their previous homes…saveODAAT https://t.co/5bIQYexpDz— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 14, 2019Miranda is a self-professed “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” fan — he recently guest starred in a March 7  episode of the series’ sixth season. He was also one of a team of supporters that came to the show’s rescue when it was canceled, including Seth Meyers, Mark Hamill, Guillermo del Toro and Sean Astin. Their combined support helped the series get saved after only one day in limbo.The “One Day at a Time” team is hoping their project will meet a similar fate in its hour of need. TheWrap earlier reported that Sony Pictures Television has plans to shop the show around to other potential networks and outlets in the coming weeks, according to an individual familiar with the situation.Also Read: 'One Day at a Time' Canceled by Netflix After 3 Seasons, Sony to Shop Series ElsewhereAccording to Netflix, the cancellation was due to low viewership. “The choice did not come easily — we spent several weeks trying to find a way to make another season work but in the end simply not enough people watched to justify another season,” the streamer said in a statement.“Luckily, I believe in miracles,” Kellett tweeted in a thread Thursday. “So, maybe we’ll find a home somewhere else. I hope we do cause @mikeroyce & I have a lot more for these wonderful characters to do.”So, yeah, that was more a self-pep talk. But I wanted to share it with you. Luckily, I believe in miracles. So, maybe we’ll find a home somewhere else. I hope we do cause @mikeroyce & I have a lot more for these wonderful characters to do.— Gloria Calderón Kellett (@everythingloria) March 14, 2019Read original story Lin-Manuel Miranda Tries to Save ‘One Day at a Time’ Like He Helped Do With ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ At TheWrap

  • ‘One Day at a Time’ Canceled After Three Seasons at Netflix, Will Be Shopped Elsewhere

    "One Day at a Time" has been canceled at Netflix after three seasons, Variety has learned. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, producer Sony Pictures Television plans to shop the series elsewhere. The reboot of the classic Norman Lear sitcom was co-created Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce, who also serve as co-showrunners. […]

  • ‘One Day At A Time’ Season 3 Trailer: First Look At Gloria Estefan As Mirtha

    Netflix has dropped the first Season 3 trailer for One Day At A Time ahead of its February 8 launch. In it, we meet the extended Alvarez family including Penelope's cousins Estellita and Pilar, played by Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz, as well as Gloria Estefan who guest stars as Lydia's estranged sister Mirtha. The trailer also teases a family vacation and gives us a look at Penelope's new start with Mateo (Alex Quijano) as she moves on from…

  • At 87, award-winning actress Rita Moreno is ready to remake 'West Side Story'

    Rita Moreno is 87 years old, and this Puerto Rico-born icon’s still got it! Last month, it was revealed Moreno will join the cast of Steven Spielberg’s remake of "West Side Story."

  • 20 of TV's top showrunners reveal the storylines they're most proud of

    Coming out, sexual assault, self-worth — those are just some of the issues Teen TV is tackling today. Showrunners Joss Whedon, Julie Plec, I. Marlene King, and others remember their most impactful storylines.

  • 'One Day at a Time' renewed for Season 3

    The streaming service announced Monday that it has picked up the critically acclaimed sitcom for a 13-episode Season 3. The renewal comes roughly two months after the release of Season 2.

  • Why social media is the biggest issue teen TV should tackle

    "TV shows are a message, a warning, from one generation to the next, about how not to do things," says one creator. Here's why social media still has some producers sounding the alarm.

  • Joss Whedon on Parkland students: 'I've been writing about kids like these for a long while. I thought I was writing fantasy.'

    Showrunners from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "13 Reasons Why," "Pretty Little Liars," and other series tell us how the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students have inspired them.

  • New Netflix sitcom 'Everything Sucks!' does not suck

    There are times when "Everything Sucks!" feels like a smaller-scale, non-scary version of "Stranger Things," but we just wish it were funnier.

  • 'One Day at a Time' season 2 trailer: Norman Lear's updated sitcom returns

    Thirteen new episodes will be available to stream on Netflix later this month.

  • How Hall of Fame Character Actor Stephen Tobolowsky Approaches Each Role

    A member of our Character Actor Hall of Fame, Stephen Tobolowsky charts his career from 'Groundhog Day' to Netflix's 'One Day at a Time.'

  • ‘One Day at a Time’ Returns, Warmed and Transformed

    In a new Netflix reboot, the 1970s sitcom One Day at a Time has been reimagined as the story of a Cuban-American family in present-day Los Angeles. This One Day, whose 13 episodes begin streaming on Friday, stars Justina Machado as Penelope Alvarez, a 38-year-old single mom who’s also a nurse and an Afghanistan War veteran. The show has been reconceived by veteran producer Norman Lear along with producers Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce to accommodate debates about such topics as  immigration and deportation, the struggles of our armed-services veterans, and the efficacy of antidepressants.

  • ‘One Day at a Time’ Preview: A Single Latina Mom and a Sexy Schneider in L.A.

    Legendary TV producer Norman Lear is an executive producer on Netflix’s remake of his groundbreaking classic 1975-84 CBS comedy, and the new One Day at a Time certainly honors the spirit of the original series, but viewers of the streaming show should also be prepared for some updates. It’s the same tune — “This Is It” — but rearranged by Gloria Estefan and husband Emilio, and performed by the Grammy-winning singer. While the original centered on newly divorced Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin), mom of teen daughters Julie (Mackenzie Phillips) and Barbara (Valerie Bertinelli), the reboot follows Penelope Alvarez (Justina Machado), a military veteran and nurse who’s a single mom to teens Elena (Isabella Gomez) and Alex (Marcel Ruiz).

  • Your TV To-Do List: ‘Bright Lights,’ Big Personalities

    With so much to watch on TV, it can be difficult to plan ahead. But we’re here to help! Here are the five shows you won’t want to miss this week.

  • Norman Lear Talks His Past, Present, and #PeakTV

    Few creators have shaped the contemporary television landscape more profoundly than Norman Lear ('All in the Family,' 'Good Times'). He's the subject of a new documentary.

  • 'One Day at a Time' Reboot Ordered at Netflix, Norman Lear on Board as EP

    Netflix has ordered a 13-episode multi-cam reboot of the classic Norman Lear sitcom, this one centered on a Cuban-American family.

  • Pat Harrington Jr., the Super on 'One Day at a Time,' Dies at 86

    Pat Harrington Jr., who played the cocky superintendent Dwayne Schneider on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time, has died. Harrington, who won a Golden Globe in 1981 and an Emmy Award in 1984 for his work on the show, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles surrounded by his family, his daughters Tresa and Terry reported on Facebook. One Day at a Time, which aired from December 1975 to May 1984, starred Bonnie Franklin as a divorced mom raising two teenage girls (Mackenzie Phillips, Valerie Bertinelli) in an apartment in Indianapolis.