


In any event, Good Girls won’t be returning. And he’s never taken the chance to realize that I hate it. It’s very business-like.” Hendricks also revealed during a Q&A at 92nd Street Y the same year that Montana refuses to call her by her full name. The two have referred to their working relationship coldly in interviews, with Montana telling The Total Celebrity Show podcast in 2020 that they “come in, do our job, and then go home. Sources told TV Line that the network and studio ran into problems with finances as well as “creative issues.” Three of the series’ stars - Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, and Retta - had reportedly agreed to take pay cuts to return for a final eight-episode run, but multiple insiders said that the plan hit a snag when it came to negotiations with cast member (and fan favorite) Manny Montana.Īlthough it seems unlikely that a network would decline to renew an entire show solely due to the absence of one actor, some have speculated that rumored tension between on-screen love interests Montana (Rio) and Hendricks (Beth) may have factored into the negotiation difficulties. Despite rumors earlier this year that NBC was planning to renew Good Girls for a shortened fifth and final season, news broke in late June that the series had been canceled.
