In Netflix’s Cuban-American family sitcom, “One Day at a Time,” Rita Moreno’s punchy one-liners are a complete delight. Justina Machado, who stars as single mom Penelope Alvarez, triggers a sobfest every time she delivers an utterly vulnerable monologue. While the advent of streaming platforms has ushered in an uptick in the overall number of series produced, the promise of increased diversity has not changed much for Latinos. Not long after season three debuted in February, co-showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett took to Twitter to share grim news. In a statement on Thursday, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos called the decision to cancel the multigenerational family comedy “difficult.”

Source: New York Times March 17, 2019 15:45 UTC