Showtime has decided not to proceed with “Uncoupled” after saving the Neil Patrick Harris comedy from being canceled by Netflix, according to reports from multiple media outlets.
The first season of this comedy, created by Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman of “Sex and the City”, premiered in July 2022. In January 2023, Netflix announced the cancellation of the series. Showtime then stepped in and renewed the series a month later.
Harris played Michael, an openly gay man in Manhattan who becomes single after his partner of 17 years breaks up with him. In his late 40s, Michael has to navigate the world of dating and discovers more about himself along the way.
Tuc Watkins, Trisha Campbell, Marcia Gay Harden, Emerson Brook, and Brooks Ashmanskas were part of the cast of the Netflix original. Richman, Harris, and Star were executive producers of the series, along with Lilly Burns and Abraham Higginbotham.
Currently, Showtime is home to “The Chi,” which is set to premiere the second half of Season 6 in May; “Yellowjackets,” which is scheduled to release Season 3 sometime in 2025; and “Super Pumped,” which was renewed for a second season related to Facebook. It also has the dramas “The Department” and “Dexter: Origins” in its pipeline.
In January 2023, it was announced that Showtime’s standalone streaming app's days were numbered. The streamer merged with Paramount+ and operation of the standalone Showtime app ceased in December of last year.
