The Australian comedy-drama series Wellmania first premiered on Netflix on March 29th. According to Deadline, lead actress Celeste Barber (The Letdown, Seriously Red), who plays Liv Healy, revealed that the series has been canceled and will not be returning for a second season. She spoke about this cancelation in a video on her Instagram account.
In her Instagram video, Barber explained, “I understand, in the grand scheme of things, with what is going on in the world at the moment, who f—ing cares? But a lot of you do care. A lot of you are still asking me about it: ‘What’s happening?’ So yeah we found out yesterday that it’s not going to be renewed.”
She continued, “Netflix said it’s something about numbers. Sure. I thought it smashed it, but I don’t understand how it works.”
Barber expressed her appreciation for the fans: “Thank you for the love and support around the show. It was so fun. We had such an excellent time, and the way it was received was so overwhelming. I’m bummed that I can no longer explore that excellent character of Liv Healy, and I know a lot of you said to me that you saw yourselves in that character and wanted to see more of her, but this industry is kind of bulls—.”
She ended the video by stating, “Go and kiss your babies and watch Friends… maybe not on Netflix though, maybe like pull out an old DVD.”
The full Instagram video can be viewed below.
Created by Brigid Delaney (Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times, Wild Things) and Benjamin Law (The Family Law, New Gold Mountain), the series Wellmania is based on Delaney’s novel titled Wellmania: Misadventures in the Search for Wellness. The first season of the series revolves around Liv Healy’s health journey as she attempts to improve her well-being.
Other stars of the first season include Alexander Hodge (Insecure, Joy Ride) as Isaac, Lachlan Buchanan (Newcastle, Muck) as Gareth, JJ Fong (Step Dave, Written in the Stars) as Amy, and many more.