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 "excerpt": "Glamorous is a 2023 Netflix comedy-drama, 10 episodes, created by Jordon Nardino, starring Miss Benny as queer makeup influencer Marco Mejia and Kim Cattrall as mogul Madolyn Addison; canceled after one season in November 2023.",
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 "markdown": "# Glamorous\n\n**Glamorous** is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jordon Nardino for Netflix, starring Miss Benny as Marco Mejia, a young gender non-conforming queer man whose life seems stuck in place until he lands a job working for legendary makeup mogul Madolyn Addison, played by [Kim Cattrall](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-cattrall).<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81076871)</sup> All ten episodes debuted on June 22, 2023, timed to Pride month.<sup>[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/glamorous-series-premiere-date-photos)</sup> Netflix canceled the series after one season in November 2023.<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premiere | June 22, 2023, all 10 episodes on Netflix<sup>[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/glamorous-series-premiere-date-photos)</sup> |\n| Format | Comedy-drama, 10 episodes of roughly 44 minutes, rated TV-14<sup>[4](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/damon-wayans-netflix-series-glamorous-what-we-know-so-far-05-2023/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.netflix.com/title/81076871?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=276465340)</sup> |\n| Creator | Jordon Nardino; executive produced with Damon Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow of Two Shakes Entertainment; produced by CBS Television Studios<sup>[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/glamorous-series-premiere-date-photos)</sup> |\n| Leads | Miss Benny as Marco Mejia; Kim Cattrall as makeup mogul Madolyn Addison<sup>[6](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-closes-pride-month-with-glamorous-casting)</sup> |\n| Origin | Developed for The CW in 2019, with Brooke Shields originally cast as Madolyn<sup>[7](https://www.tvline.com/interviews/kim-cattrall-glamorous-netflix-madolyn-addison-samantha-jones-1235003300/)</sup> |\n| Viewership | 43.10 million hours watched in its first two top-10 weeks; 2.3 million complete-viewing equivalents in its first four days, the weakest launch for any new US Netflix series of 2023<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/top-10-reports/netflix-top-10-report-through-my-window-2-glamorous-the-perfect-find-make-me-believe/)</sup> |\n| Cancellation | Canceled November 2023, one of five Netflix series dropped after the SAG-AFTRA strike<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[9](https://www.tvline.com/news/netflix-shows-cancelled-shadow-and-bone-glamorous-agent-elvis-farzar-captain-fall-1234949961/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and cast\n\nThe series follows Marco Mejia, an aspiring makeup influencer who films online tutorials to build his brand while working at a mall makeup counter, until a chance meeting with Madolyn Addison changes everything.<sup>[5](https://www.netflix.com/title/81076871?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=276465340)</sup> Madolyn, a veteran of the Golden Age of Supermodels, is the founder and CEO of the boutique beauty brand Glamorous by Madolyn, and she takes Marco from the makeup counter to a seat at the table.<sup>[6](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-closes-pride-month-with-glamorous-casting)</sup> According to the synopsis on Netflix, the job offers Marco his first opportunity to work out what he hopes for in life, to establish his true identity, and to grasp what queerness genuinely means to him.<sup>[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81076871)</sup>\n\n**Supporting cast.** Zane Phillips plays Chad, Madolyn's son and the Director of Sales for her beauty empire; Jade Payton plays Venetia, Madolyn's first assistant who mentors Marco; Michael Hsu Rosen plays graphic designer Ben, who catches Marco's eye; Ayesha Harris plays Britt, another graphic designer; and Graham Parkhurst plays Parker, a confident jock.<sup>[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/glamorous-series-premiere-date-photos)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-closes-pride-month-with-glamorous-casting)</sup> Guest appearances include [Joel Kim Booster](https://www.edgepedia.org/joel-kim-booster) and drag star [Monét X Change](https://www.edgepedia.org/monet-x-change).<sup>[10](https://time.com/6287853/glamorous-review-kim-cattrall/)</sup>\n\n## Production\n\nGlamorous was originally developed for [The CW](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-cw) in 2019, with [Brooke Shields](https://www.edgepedia.org/brooke-shields) attached to play Madolyn before the project moved to Netflix.<sup>[7](https://www.tvline.com/interviews/kim-cattrall-glamorous-netflix-madolyn-addison-samantha-jones-1235003300/)</sup> Netflix announced Cattrall's casting as a series regular on June 30, 2022.<sup>[6](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-closes-pride-month-with-glamorous-casting)</sup> Production designer Adam Rowe designed the Glamorous by Madolyn offices to tell a heritage-brand story; creator Jordon Nardino told him the character's name was inspired by the series Moonlighting.<sup>[11](https://www.awardsdaily.com/2023/08/09/adam-rowe-interview/)</sup>\n\n**Miss Benny and the role.** Miss Benny, a singer and former YouTuber, plays Marco and helped craft the character's wardrobe.<sup>[12](https://www.them.us/story/miss-benny-glamorous-netflix-interview)</sup> In a Time essay, Miss Benny wrote that creator Jordon Nardino called to discuss Marco's character arc, and that the season's finale includes a scene in which the main character meets their icon, an elder transgender woman who goes by the stage name La Veneno.<sup>[13](https://time.com/6290125/miss-benny-glamorous-transgender/)</sup> Miss Benny came out as a trans woman in a Time op-ed on June 26, 2023, four days after the series premiered.<sup>[14](https://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/netflix-glamorous-disrespects-trans-experience-rcna92437)</sup>\n\n## Reception\n\nCritics were mixed. At the time of cancellation the series held 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences more favorable at 6.0 on IMDb.<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup> Reviewers repeatedly placed it in the workplace-drama lineage of [Ugly Betty](https://www.edgepedia.org/ugly-betty), The Devil Wears Prada, and [Emily in Paris](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-in-paris): Time called it a glossy, self-consciously campy workplace soap in the mold of Ugly Betty and [The Bold Type](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-bold-type), while The Guardian found it derivative and dull.<sup>[10](https://time.com/6287853/glamorous-review-kim-cattrall/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[15](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jun/22/glamorous-review-kim-cattrall-looks-absolutely-bored-out-of-her-mind)</sup> Common Sense Media noted that themes of gender, sexual identity, queerness, and ageism are addressed within the context of self-love and self-acceptance.<sup>[16](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/glamorous)</sup> Nardino said the show's rule was \"no gay drama, no gay trauma,\" and that he had wanted to make a show reflecting how great being queer is rather than treating it as grist for the story mill.<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup>\n\n## Viewership and cancellation\n\nThe series launched weakly by Netflix standards. It drew 2.3 million complete-viewing equivalents in its first four days, the worst launch for any new US series in 2023, tied with [Freeridge](https://www.edgepedia.org/freeridge).<sup>[8](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/top-10-reports/netflix-top-10-report-through-my-window-2-glamorous-the-perfect-find-make-me-believe/)</sup> It appeared in the English-language top 10 for two weeks, drawing 17.0 million hours in the week of June 18 to 25 (rank 8) and 26.1 million hours the following week (rank 4), for 43.10 million hours and 6.6 million views total.<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup> Netflix's own engagement report later credited it with 36.6 million hours (rank 484) for the first nine days of viewing within the January-to-June 2023 measurement window.<sup>[17](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/netflix-viewership-data-provides-glimpse-233845952.html)</sup> Third-party PlumResearch data put average time spent at 205 minutes per viewer over 90 days, with 44-minute average episodes.<sup>[18](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/NEWS/NEW-VIEWING-DATA-RELEASED-FOR-ONE-PIECE-SURVIVAL-OF-THE-THICKEST-BEEF-AND-GLAMOROUS/)</sup>\n\nIn November 2023, following the conclusion of the [SAG-AFTRA](https://www.edgepedia.org/sag-aftra) strike, Deadline reported that Glamorous was among five shows canceled at Netflix, alongside [Shadow and Bone](https://www.edgepedia.org/shadow-and-bone) and the animated series Agent Elvis, Farzar, and Captain Fall.<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[9](https://www.tvline.com/news/netflix-shows-cancelled-shadow-and-bone-glamorous-agent-elvis-farzar-captain-fall-1234949961/)</sup> Reacting to the cancellation, Nardino wrote that viewers showed up but not at Netflix level, that the numbers were perfectly fine elsewhere but not a mass hit, and that building a mass audience for queer content is a tough box.<sup>[3](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Glamorous, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81076871)\n2. [What is Glamorous About? Trailer, Release Date, Photos, Plot, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/glamorous-series-premiere-date-photos)\n3. ['Glamorous' Canceled at Netflix; Won't Return for Season 2, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/glamorous-season-2-canceled-netflix/)\n4. ['Glamorous' Netflix Series: Everything We Know So Far, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/damon-wayans-netflix-series-glamorous-what-we-know-so-far-05-2023/)\n5. [Watch Glamorous, Netflix Official Site](https://www.netflix.com/title/81076871?fromWatch=true&src=tudum&trkId=276465340)\n6. [Netflix Closes Pride Month With 'Glamorous' Casting, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-closes-pride-month-with-glamorous-casting)\n7. [Kim Cattrall On Netflix's Glamorous: Madolyn Addison Vs Samantha Jones, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/interviews/kim-cattrall-glamorous-netflix-madolyn-addison-samantha-jones-1235003300/)\n8. [Netflix Top 10 Report: Through My Window 2, Glamorous, The Perfect Find, Make Me Believe, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/top-10-reports/netflix-top-10-report-through-my-window-2-glamorous-the-perfect-find-make-me-believe/)\n9. [Shadow And Bone, Glamorous And 3 More Series Cancelled At Netflix, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/news/netflix-shows-cancelled-shadow-and-bone-glamorous-agent-elvis-farzar-captain-fall-1234949961/)\n10. [Kim Cattrall's Netflix Workplace Soap Glamorous Is Your Glossy Summer Binge, TIME](https://time.com/6287853/glamorous-review-kim-cattrall/)\n11. [Adam Rowe On the Different Palettes for the Magical World of 'Glamorous', Awards Daily](https://www.awardsdaily.com/2023/08/09/adam-rowe-interview/)\n12. [Miss Benny on Sharing the Screen With Kim Cattrall in 'Glamorous', Them](https://www.them.us/story/miss-benny-glamorous-netflix-interview)\n13. [Miss Benny Is Glamorous, And Transgender, TIME](https://time.com/6290125/miss-benny-glamorous-transgender/)\n14. [Netflix series starring Kim Cattrall disrespects the queer experience, MSNBC Opinion](https://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/netflix-glamorous-disrespects-trans-experience-rcna92437)\n15. [Glamorous review, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jun/22/glamorous-review-kim-cattrall-looks-absolutely-bored-out-of-her-mind)\n16. [Glamorous, Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/glamorous)\n17. [Netflix's Viewership Data Provides Glimpse Into Renewal Decisions, Yahoo Entertainment/Deadline](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/netflix-viewership-data-provides-glimpse-233845952.html)\n18. [New Viewing Data Released for 'One Piece', 'Survival of the Thickest', 'Beef' and 'Glamorous', What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/NEWS/NEW-VIEWING-DATA-RELEASED-FOR-ONE-PIECE-SURVIVAL-OF-THE-THICKEST-BEEF-AND-GLAMOROUS/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Sitcom and comedy series › American sitcoms and comedy series › 2020s cable and streaming comedies*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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