Neil Patrick Harris’ Uncoupled Series Will NOT Advance to Showtime After Network Saves It From Netflix Cancellation

More than a year after the last update on the second season, Showtime has kicked off the Neil Patrick Harris series Uncoupled.

The 50-year-old actor’s series, a romantic comedy-drama, was saved from a previous Netflix cancellation.

Showtime had planned to be the platform for the series’ second season, but production is no longer moving forward, according to Deadline.

Filming was scheduled to begin in May, after a delay due to last year’s WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

The publication noted that ten scripts were mostly completed before the network decided to drop the program.

The premise of the show was based on a gay man returning to celibacy in New York after being abruptly dumped by his partner of 17 years.

The short-lived show first arrived on Netflix on July 29, 2022, and the 30-minute series peaked at number six on the streamer’s weekly Top 10 rankings one week.

Signs that the show would not last on the platform emerged amid speculation that Uncoupled was being shopped to another network.

In May 2022, the trailer was released, showing Harris annihilating the idea of ​​love as he banged a red bouquet against the trash can while reminiscing about his memories with his hedge fund manager husband, Colin, played by Tuc Watkins, 58 years old.

They were both later seen in couples therapy, before his other half walked out the door for good.

“Overnight, Michael must face two nightmares: losing what he thought was his soul mate and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his forties in New York,” we can read in the official newspaper.

Other stars of the show included Emerson Brooks as TV weatherman Billy; Tisha Campbell as Suzanne, Michael’s business partner; Brooks Ashmanskas as art dealer Stanley.

Marcia Gay Harden also appeared as Claire, an Upper East Side socialite.

The series was created by Sex and the City’s Darren Star and Modern Family’s Jeffrey Richman.

Uncoupled was Neil’s second series for Netflix, following his role as Count Olaf in A Series of Unfortunate Events, which ran for three seasons and ended in 2019.

Harris is best known for his portrayal of Barney Stinson on the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother.

He is also recognized for his breakthrough role as Doogie Howser, MD in the early 90s, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe.