‘How to die alone’ canceled after a season on Hulu

On February 6, 2025By Littum

There will be no other season for How to die alone. Hulu has canceled the comedy series, created by and starring in Natasha Rothwell, after a season, the deadline has confirmed.

How to die alone followed flour (Rothwell), a crushed, bold, black JFK -Air Partyer who has never been in love and forgotten how to dream until an unintentional brush with dead catapules her on a journey to finally take flights and start living on any way needed.

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“I’m shocked, heartbreaking and honestly confused that Onyx has decided not to get on with another season of How to die aloneSaid Rothwell in a statement to Deadline. “This is a tough reality to accept because the show is an undeniable critical, creative and award -winning success.”

How to die alone Won the Independent Spirit Award for Ensemble Cast in a new scripted series and received two nominations for the upcoming NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for A Comedy Series.

Rothwell indicated she was planning to shop the series. “My team and I are obliged to find out how to die alone a new home because stories like this matter,” Rothwell wrote.

Conrad Ricamora, Jocko Sims and Keilyn Durrel Jones starred with Rothwell and Bashir Salahuddin repeated.

Creator Rothwell and Vera Santamaria served as co-showrunners and executive producers. Desiree Akhavan also served as a performing producer. How to die alone was produced by ABC Signature in collaboration with Big Hattie Productions.

Rothwell received a serial order from Onyx Collective in 2022 for How to die alone. It was released in September 2024.

The cancellation message comes one day after we only reported thatT Hulu would not continue with his comedy pilot Downforcestarring Eve Hewson and Murray Bartlett.

Passed on Downforce Follows the restructuring in October, which also saw ABC and Hulu merge their drama and comedy teams, with Suzanna Makkos recently appointed Comedy Heady for ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals.

Hulus other comedy pilot, Fakestarring Connie Britton remains in violation. As Deadline reported on Monday, Disney is approaching a drama -file order to a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Restart starring in Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Variety was first to report How to die aloneCancellation.

See Rothwell’s full statement below.

“I am shocked, the heart bridge and frankly confused that Onyx has decided not to move on with another season of how to die alone. This is a tough reality to accept because the show is an undeniable critical, creative and award -winning success.

This show took me eight years to bring to life, and if there is one thing I have learned in that time, it is resilience. I’m not giving up. My team and I are committed to finding out how to die alone a new home because stories like this matter.

Now more than ever, TV that reinforces previously unheard of voices, and it prioritizes hiring and casting decisions that accurately reflect the diversity of the world is important. Representation is not just about visibility – it is about ensuring that our stories, our existence and our cultural contributions are not deleted.

As Maya Angelou said so wisely, “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeat so you can know who you are, what you can travel from, how you can still get out of it. “

We are rising. And we’re not done. “

Nellie Andreeva contributed to this report.

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