Girls5eva Creator Meredith Scardino Talks Season 3 and the Netflix Move

Returning from a nearly two-year hiatus in March, all three seasons of Girls5eva are currently on Netflix. And even though the series failed to crack the streamer’s desirable (albeit mysterious) Top 10, creator and showrunner Meredith Scardino says she’s excited to open her cult comedy to a huge global subscriber base – even if ‘There’s still no official word. on a potential fourth season.

Speaking from her home in New York in late May, the Colbert Report And Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt former student spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the show’s performance, the shared sensibility of executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s acting roster and his recent acting debut. Wait, wait… Don’t tell me! panelist.

You recently released the third season on Netflix, as well as the first two seasons. Do you feel like the show has found a new audience?

Just being able to reach such a massive audience now is great. It’s definitely easier for people to discover it now that it’s on Netflix. I feel like people knew about the show, but didn’t know it. [have Peacock]. Most people only have what: two or three streamers? But everyone has Netflix.

Did you get the executive download on the performance of the series?

We did a few recordings where they gave you an idea of ​​how it happens. There is one around 10 days, then after 28 days. What’s been interesting is seeing, now that the film is out worldwide, where people are watching it and what percentage of people are finishing it.

What are the news? Do you think you’ll have another season?

I I think it’s going very well. (Laughs.) But the barometer for success on a global platform is pretty high, so you want to see it gain popularity over time. I hope it finds the comedy nerds and continues to grow.

There’s a certain patina to the shows produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock that I don’t think I can express. Having worked on three of them now, how would you describe it?

There’s a mixed tone, that’s for sure. But what is also unifying is the score. You can hear a show created under the auspices. This is obviously partly due to Jeff Richmond. It has its own signature sound. Because even when it’s building up a library for a brand new show, there’s a certain quality to it. It’s this jazzy, boppy score – although I’m not sure that’s how he would describe it. Has a better musical vocabulary than me.

Humor also has a particular sensitivity.

I was drawn to them because I like a slightly hyperbolic world – one foot in the real world, but one foot outside of it. And the volume of jokes increases. There are a lot of jokes per minute. I’ve been a fan ever since 30 Rock. When I read their pilot for Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtI worked at The Colbert report at the time. I had been a writer there for six years,…