David Farnor | On 06, Jun 2020

Netflix has cancelled the sketch show Astronomy Club after one season.

The comedy series is produced Kenya Barris, the creator of black-ish and Grown-ish, as well as Girls Trip. As part of his multi-year deal at Netflix with his Khalabo Ink Society, he invited audiences to the Astronomy Club last year, featuring the first all-black house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre – including Shawtane Bowen, Jonathan Braylock, Ray Cordova, James III, Caroline Martin, Jerah Milligan, Monique Moses, and Keisha Zollar.

Promising a fresh and original perspective on pop culture, media, race and more, it featured guest stars such as Ice Cube, Busy Philipps and Gillian Jacobs. Now, however, James III has confirmed that the show will not return.

“We’ve been getting lotsa love today so figured we should let y’all know Astronomy Club was sadly not renewed by Netflix and won’t have a season 2,” he revealed this week on Twitter. “We had a blast making it. Thank u for watching!!! (It’s still there if u haven’t yet) But we ain’t playing games, we’ll be back.”

The cast were reportedly told of the decision in February.

 

Trailer: Netflix joins the Astonomy Club

29th November 2019

This Christmas, Netflix is giving all of us free membership to the Astronomy Club.

The first all-black house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the group will be welcoming us into their fold this December for a fresh dose of comedy.

The series is produced Kenya Barris, the creator of black-ish and Grown-ish, as well as Girls Trip. The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated writer and producer entered into a multi-year deal to produce new series exclusively at Netflix earlier this year through his production company, Khalabo Ink Society. Now, his first project is arriving on our screens, promising sketch comedy with a fresh and original perspective on pop culture, media, race and much more.

Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show will premiere on Netflix on 6th December. Here’s the trailer:

 

Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show is available on Netflix UK, as part of an £9.99 monthly subscription.

 

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