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Netflix cancels YouTube star Miranda Sings' show after two seasons
YouTube stardom is no guarantee of success on other streaming services, it appears. Netflix has dropped Miranda Sings' Haters Back Off after two seasons, marking a short run for the first YouTuber to land a scripted series. It's not certain exactly why Netflix ditched the show, but it's reasonable to say that lukewarm reviews played a part. Colleen Ballinger's over-the-top performance as Sings made her a hit on YouTube, where short off-the-cuff videos thrive, but critics have argued that it didn't work so well when stretched out to TV-length episodes with the scripting to match.
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Watch the trailer for Netflix's spoof of YouTube stardom
You're about to find out how Netflix tackles the rapid rise of YouTube stars. The streaming giant has posted the first trailer for Haters Back Off, its send-up of internet video success. As mentioned when Netflix bought the show, Haters follows well-known YouTube personality Miranda Sings (Colleen Ballinger-Evans in real life) as she embarks on her fictional bid for fame. It's about as ridiculous as you'd expect. There's a slew of awkward YouTube clips, drama over trivial comments and, of course, an explanation as to why Miranda wears that over-the-top lipstick.
Netflix signs a YouTube 'star' for a scripted series
Like it or not, there's no escaping YouTube stars moving from Google's video wing and onto other sources. Miranda Sings, fresh off her spot from last season's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, now has a deal with Netflix for a show dubbed Haters Back Off. As Variety writes, this is the first scripted streaming series for a YouTuber -- others have gotten unscripted deals and talk shows -- and has been approved for eight episodes. The lipstick wearing, disinterested-in-everything persona created by Colleen Ballinger-Evans made her announcement via a YouTube video (naturally), and producers and writers from Friends are taking care of those duties on Haters.
