# Gypsy (TV series)
**Gypsy** is an American psychological thriller television series created and written by Lisa Rubin for Netflix, starring [Naomi Watts](https://www.edgepedia.org/naomi-watts) as Jean Holloway, a Manhattan therapist who secretly enters the lives of people connected to her patients. The ten-episode first season premiered on June 30, 2017, and Netflix canceled the series the following August.[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80095411) • [2](https://www.thewrap.com/gypsy-canceled-netflix-naomi-watts/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | One-hour psychological thriller, 10 episodes, TV-MA rating[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80095411) • [3](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/gypsy) |
| Premiere | June 30, 2017, on Netflix[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gypsy/s01) |
| Creator | Lisa Rubin, a Hollywood newcomer for whom this was her first TV series[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80095411) • [5](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-gypsy-netflix-lisa-rubin-20170630-story.html) |
| Lead cast | Naomi Watts as Jean Holloway; Billy Crudup as her husband Michael; Sophie Cookson as Sidney; Lucy Boynton as patient Allison; Karl Glusman as patient Sam[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80095411) |
| Directors | Sam Taylor-Johnson (first two episodes), Victoria Mahoney, and Coky Giedroyc[6](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/naomi-watts-to-star-in-netflix-psychological-thriller-gypsy) |
| Production | Universal Television and Working Title for Netflix; executive producers include Lisa Rubin, Naomi Watts, Sean Jablonski, Liza Chasin, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Andrew Stearn[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80095411) • [7](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productionlisting/gypsy-85857/) |
| Cancellation | Canceled after one season, reported August 11, 2017[2](https://www.thewrap.com/gypsy-canceled-netflix-naomi-watts/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
Jean Holloway is a therapist with a successful New York practice, a lawyer husband, Michael ([Billy Crudup](https://www.edgepedia.org/billy-crudup)), a young daughter, Dolly, and a house in a [Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/connecticut) suburb. Beneath the surface she is restless and dissatisfied, and she begins to develop intimate and illicit relationships with people in her patients' lives.[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80095411) • [8](https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2017/06/27/doctor-therapist-boundary-issues-make-gypsy-compelling-drama/MWfLGICkNllXROBEJI6oYO/story.html)
Her method is a fake identity: she adopts the persona of Diane Hart, a journalist, and uses it to approach the people around her clients, including Sidney ([Sophie Cookson](https://www.edgepedia.org/sophie-cookson)), the ex-girlfriend of her patient Sam (Karl Glusman). Jean frequents Sidney's cafe, the Rabbit Hole, and the two begin a flirtation that grows into a relationship, while Jean lies to her husband to clear time for it.[8](https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2017/06/27/doctor-therapist-boundary-issues-make-gypsy-compelling-drama/MWfLGICkNllXROBEJI6oYO/story.html) The first episode is titled "The Rabbit Hole" after the cafe, and the season closes with "Black Barn," in which Jean's worlds begin to collide as Michael makes a troubling discovery and a figure from the past reappears.[9](https://www.netflix.com/title/80095411?fromWatch=true)
Netflix describes the show's themes as psychological, intimate, LGBTQ+, midlife crisis, and keeping secrets.[9](https://www.netflix.com/title/80095411?fromWatch=true)
## Production
Netflix announced the series on April 18, 2016, saying that two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts would star in the 10-episode, one-hour psychological thriller from [Universal Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/universal-television), Working Title, and writer Lisa Rubin.[6](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/naomi-watts-to-star-in-netflix-psychological-thriller-gypsy) According to Vanity Fair, Rubin pitched the series to Netflix while a graduate film student at Columbia University, where she had gained a reputation for writing good sex scenes, and the streaming service bought the show before [Sam Taylor-Johnson](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-taylor-johnson) or Watts were attached.[10](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/gypsy-naomi-watts-netflix-lisa-rubin)
Sam Taylor-Johnson, director of *Fifty Shades of Grey*, directed the first two episodes, with Victoria Mahoney and [Coky Giedroyc](https://www.edgepedia.org/coky-giedroyc) also directing.[6](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/naomi-watts-to-star-in-netflix-psychological-thriller-gypsy) [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) additionally credits Alik Sakharov and Scott Winant as directors on the series.[11](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gypsy) Watts served as an executive producer as well as the lead.[7](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productionlisting/gypsy-85857/) In a 2017 interview, Watts said Taylor-Johnson brought "a really erotic and provocative visual sensibility" to the direction.[12](https://time.com/4838709/naomi-watts-quick-talk/)
The season's theme song is a new recording of [Fleetwood Mac](https://www.edgepedia.org/fleetwood-mac)'s "Gypsy" by [Stevie Nicks](https://www.edgepedia.org/stevie-nicks).[13](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-gypsy-review-20170630-story.html)
## Reception and cancellation
Critical response was mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes the season holds an 83% Tomatometer score.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gypsy/s01) [The Boston Globe](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-boston-globe)'s review called Watts's performance compelling and bewildering in the best sense, while faulting the pacing as too slow.[8](https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2017/06/27/doctor-therapist-boundary-issues-make-gypsy-compelling-drama/MWfLGICkNllXROBEJI6oYO/story.html) The Los Angeles Times review found the drama became tedious over time despite good performances, and RogerEbert.com called it a waste of a talented cast on soapy plotting.[13](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-gypsy-review-20170630-story.html) • [14](https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/netflixs-gypsy-wastes-talented-cast-on-soapy-nonsense) Common Sense Media criticized the show's flat emotional tone, questioning why viewers should care about a protagonist who shows no conflict of conscience.[3](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/gypsy)
Netflix canceled the series after one season, with TheWrap reporting the decision on August 11, 2017.[2](https://www.thewrap.com/gypsy-canceled-netflix-naomi-watts/) The company did not provide a reason at the time. Vanity Fair placed the cancellation in the context of Netflix's adjusted programming outlook: chief executive [Reed Hastings](https://www.edgepedia.org/reed-hastings) had said in May 2017 that Netflix was aiming to cancel more shows, a strategy that had already ended *The Get Down*, *[Girlboss](https://www.edgepedia.org/girlboss-2017-tv-series)*, and *Sense8* that year.[15](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/netflix-gypsy-canceled)
## References
1. [Gypsy, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80095411)
2. ['Gypsy' Canceled by Netflix After Just One Season, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/gypsy-canceled-netflix-naomi-watts/)
3. [Gypsy – Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/gypsy)
4. [Gypsy: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gypsy/s01)
5. [In Netflix's 'Gypsy,' the pursuit to show women can be bad and good, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-gypsy-netflix-lisa-rubin-20170630-story.html)
6. [Naomi Watts to Star in Netflix Psychological Thriller Gypsy, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/naomi-watts-to-star-in-netflix-psychological-thriller-gypsy)
7. [Gypsy – Production Listing, Backstage](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productionlisting/gypsy-85857/)
8. [Doctor, no! A therapist's boundary issues make 'Gypsy' a compelling drama, The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2017/06/27/doctor-therapist-boundary-issues-make-gypsy-compelling-drama/MWfLGICkNllXROBEJI6oYO/story.html)
9. [Watch Gypsy, Netflix Official Site](https://www.netflix.com/title/80095411?fromWatch=true)
10. [The Story Behind Gypsy, Netflix's New Psychosexual Drama Starring Naomi Watts, Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/gypsy-naomi-watts-netflix-lisa-rubin)
11. [Gypsy – watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gypsy)
12. [Quick Talk With Naomi Watts, Time](https://time.com/4838709/naomi-watts-quick-talk/)
13. [Review: 'Gypsy', Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-gypsy-review-20170630-story.html)
14. [Netflix's "Gypsy" Wastes Talented Cast on Soapy Nonsense, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/netflixs-gypsy-wastes-talented-cast-on-soapy-nonsense)
15. [Why Netflix Canceled Gypsy So Quickly, Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/netflix-gypsy-canceled)
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