You have a lot more “Catastrophe” to look forward to. The Peabody Award-nominated series has received a two-season renewal from both Amazon and UK’s Channel 4. Season 2 debuted on Amazon Prime April 8.
The cult show was created by its stars, Sharon Horgan (“The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret") and Rob Delaney (“Burning Love”). The duo play Sharon and Rob, who, when the series begins, live on different continents. Rob is visiting London for business when he meets Sharon, an Irish teacher. The two have a one-night stand that’s complicated by the fact that Sharon ends up pregnant. The near-strangers decide to get married.
According to Deadline, “Season 3 is scheduled to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime in 2017, and the fourth season is expected to premiere in 2018.”
“Few series have proven themselves as personal and compelling while deftly balancing comedy and drama,” praised Joe Lewis, Head of Half Hour TV for Amazon Studios. “Like an ever-growing family, two more seasons of Catastrophe will give our customers more love, laughter, and occasional insults yelled very loudly.”
Horgan and Delaney added, “It used to be when you heard the word ‘catastrophe’ you thought of something terrible or destructive. Most people still do, but now some people might also think of our show. So that has to be a positive. We’re very excited to have the opportunity to wreak more terrible destruction on the lives of Sharon and Rob.”
Our TV columnist Sara Stewart praised the “groundbreaking” first season of “Catastrophe.” She observed that “the collaboration between these two comics is a prime example of the way in which feminist writers and performers — of both genders — are changing the language of the romantic comedy for the better, and smarter, AND funnier.” Horgan and Delaney wrote every episode of the first two seasons of the sitcom.
Horgan created HBO’s upcoming Sarah Jessica Parker vehicle “Divorce.” She wrote the pilot and will serve as an EP on the series, which is set to debut on the premium cable network this fall.
