Netflix has announced that Sex/Life has ended, just days after lead star Sarah Shahi brutally criticized the show. In an interview that was published on April 4 on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Shahi was candid about her dislike of the changes that happened in Sex/Life season 2. The actor, who played the main character of Billie Mann Connelly, shared that she was disappointed not to work as much with Adam Demos, who played Brad and is her real-life husband. Shahi also slammed season 2 because she did not feel as supported as she was during season 1, calling aspects of the romantic drama “challenging” and “gimmicky.”
As reported by Deadline, Netflix has confirmed that Sex/Life season 3 will not be happening. According to a Netflix spokesperson, Sex/Life season 2 brought the story to a natural conclusion, mentioning how the romantic series wrapped up the saga of key characters and provided them with a happy ending. The streaming service added that it was proud of the work done by the show’s producers, cast, and crew.
Why Sex/Life Was Cancelled
The spokesperson alludes that the finale gives Billie a happy ending. Even though Brad has a smaller role in Sex/Life season 2, his relationship with Billie worked out by the end. In what is now the show’s last episode, the two got back together and proclaimed their love for each other. This happened at Sasha’s wedding after they ended their other relationships. Brad and Billie would go on to marry in the romantic drama’s final moments, with Billie revealing at the altar that she’s pregnant.
Even with this sense of finality, showrunner Stacy Rukeyser mentioned ideas for a potential Sex/Life season 3 and teased the possibility of Billie being a co-parent with her ex-husband Cooper. There were clearly avenues to explore, some of which were also mentioned by the cast if the decision had been made to go ahead with a renewal.
Sex/Life, which was inspired by the novel 4 Chapters About 4 Men by author BB Easto, had a noteworthy return week at Netflix. Premiering in early March, season 2 earned the second spot in the streaming service’s Top 10 charts with 43.9 million hours viewed. But a month later, Sex/Life is no longer in the Top 10, either in the U.S. or globally. Whether that factored into the series ending is unknown, though Netflix does not usually provide reasons for its cancellations as they have in this case. Moving forward, Rukeyser reportedly has another Netflix project in the works. As for Shahi, she’ll next star in the ABC drama pilot Judgement.
Source: Deadline
