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The “GLOW” cast had asked Netflix to improve the program’s diversity prior to its cancellation.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe cancellation of GLOW is a big loss when it comes to the representation of women on TV. Although it moved the needle, actress Sunita Mani, who played Arthie Premkumar on the Netflix comedy series, recently posted a letter on Instagram addressing the lack of authentic inclusion in the series.

GLOW star Sunita Mani has shared a letter the cast sent to Netflix asking them to improve the show’s diversity and inclusion prior to the show’s cancellation.The actor, who played Arthie Premkumar on the Netflix series across three seasons, explained on Instagram why she and five other cast members – Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Shakira Barrera, Kia Stevens and Ellen Wong – wrote about how the show’s characters of colour often reinforced certain racial stereotypes.“GLOW has been marketed as a diverse ensemble, but for all of us diverse cast members, it has never lived up to these ideals,” Mani wrote in the letter.“Since Season 1, the show has planted racial stereotyping into our character’s existence, yet your storylines are relegated to

Jordan Moreau Several cast members on Netflix’s now-cancelled series “Glow” have shared a letter they sent to producers asking for changes to be made ahead of the fourth season, such as amplifying the voices of their characters of color and diversifying the show’s all-white writers room.Sunita Mani, Ellen Wong, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Shakira Barrera and Kia Stevens wrote to producers in June after the country’s Black Lives Matter protests and discussions of racial inequality sparked their own revealing conversation about the show not living up to its own standards.

UPDATE: OCTOBER 10, 2020 , , Marc Maron, Britney Young, Kate Nash, and the entire ensemble cast of GLOW reunited for a livestream panel five days after Netflix officially announced it would not move forward with its fourth and final season. —moderated by Glamour West Coast editor to benefit voting initiatives HeadCount and #GoodToVote—the cast confirmed their interest in doing a movie to close out the series.“There's a petition out there and it would be a very exciting thing that Netflix could do if they wanted to do it,” Maron said, echoing his previous comments on his Instagram Live about wanting to do a film.