Tyler Perry’s Miss Governor has been cancelled after one season at Netflix, according to star Terri J. Vaughn.
She made an Instagram video discussing the cancellation, saying, “I’ve actually known this for some time but just kind of been sitting with it, letting myself just feel it and deal with it on my own.”
“I have to admit, I was quite heartbroken when I first got the info, mainly because…of course, because I really worked my ass off to make that show come to fruition,” she continued. “…My heart and the intention behind the show was just, and I still feel it was just so beautiful and purposeful [and] impactful…to be able to tell those stories through that character.”
“The most heartbreaking part of the show not coming back is all the people involved,” she said, adding that the cast worked “with love and joy and kindness in their hearts.” She also said she could not have asked for “a more loving and talented group of people.”
The cancellation is unique for a Perry show. His shows, whether at BET, Netflix or other platforms, typically run for multiple seasons (Tyler Perry’s Sistas recently crossed the 10-season mark at BET) and end organically.
Miss Governor was executive produced by former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. The series was created by Perry and Niya Palmer. Vaughn, who also executive produced the series, starred as a woman who makes history as Mississippi’s first Black lieutenant governor, bringing her kooky family along.
Who else starred in the show?
The series also starred Jo Marie Payton, Jade Novah, Dyon Brooks, Drew Olivia Tillman, Tré Boyd, Denise Boutte, Kevin Thoms and Robert Craighead.
The show was initially called ‘Tyler Perry’s She The People’
Season 1 dropped in two parts, and it was initially titled Tyler Perry’s She the People before changing to Tyler Perry’s Miss Governor. Though the title change could have been storyline dictated, there was never any word on why the show changed its name. It is unknown if the show’s name change may be related to a lawsuit filed by Aimee Allison, alleging that the show infringed on the identity of her brand of the same name and draws similar themes from the overall mission of her company.