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Natasha Rothwell has mentioned she is “shocked, heartbroken and admittedly, baffled” by the cancellation of her Hulu collection Methods to Die Alone.
The 44-year-old actor and author, identified for her function as Belinda in The White Lotus, created the airport-set comedy, which debuted in September final yr.
The present was backed by Onyx Collective, a Disney model that produces initiatives created by folks of coloration and from underrepresented communities
In a press release toVariety, Rothwell wrote: “I’m shocked, heartbroken and admittedly, baffled that Onyx has determined to not transfer ahead with a second season of Methods to Die Alone. It is a robust actuality to just accept as a result of the present is an simple essential, inventive and award-winning success.”
She went on to say that she intends to buy subsequent collection of the present to different broadcasters and streamers.
“This present took me eight years to convey to life, and if there’s one factor I’ve realized in that point, it’s resilience,” she wrote. “I’m not giving up. My group and I are dedicated to discovering Methods to Die Alone a brand new residence as a result of tales like this matter.
“Now greater than ever, tv that amplifies beforehand unheard voices, and that prioritizes hiring and casting choices that precisely replicate the variety of the world, is crucial. Illustration isn’t nearly visibility — it’s about guaranteeing that our tales, our existence and our cultural contributions should not erased.
“As Maya Angelou so correctly mentioned, “You could encounter many defeats, however you could not be defeated. Actually, it might be essential to encounter the defeats, so you’ll be able to know who you’re, what you’ll be able to rise from, how one can nonetheless come out of it.”
“We’re rising. And we aren’t completed.”
Methods to Die Alone was critically praised, with a rating of 91 p.c on Rotten Tomatoes.
The collection starred Rothwell within the lead function of Mel, who was described within the present’s official logline as “a broke, fats, Black JFK Airport worker who’s by no means been in love and forgotten how you can dream, till an unintentional brush with demise catapults her on a journey to lastly take flight and begin dwelling by any means vital.”
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Rothwell will reprise her function as Belinda within the upcoming season of The White Lotus.
Throughout six episodes, Belinda linked with grieving and lonely visitor Tanya, performed by Jennifer Coolidge.
She didn’t seem within the second season, however will return this yr within the present’s Thailand-set third season.
