Why NBC Canceled Supermarket

Justin Spitzer's irreverent, beautifully weird workplace comedy Superstore ran from 2015 to 2021.shared some traits with other popular “office” sitcoms like “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Parks and Recreation” and, well, “The Office” — if either of those shows had the brains to find severed feet in their respective locations. jobs, that is. So why did the show end after season six?

The answer is both simple and complex to be honest; a big star made the choice to leave the series behind for new opportunities, and the global pandemic stopped almost all human interaction and work for a while (although the show made the most of it, so to speak). Let's back up for a moment though. Living up to its name, Supermarket takes place in a fictional supermarket called Cloud 9 — which certainly bears some similarities to Targets and Walmarts across the country — and a specific branch in St. Louis, Missouri, which is home to colorful characters.

Ben Feldman's John Simms is the audience's entry point into the show's social ecosystem—John takes a job there after graduating from business school, immediately putting him at odds with his colleagues, and during his time at Cloud 9 Associate Floor Manager Amy Sosa (America Ferrera), a strangely intense assistant store manager Dina Fox (Lauren Ash) and chirpy, positive store manager Glenn Sturges (Mark McKinney). The main cast is rounded out by the rest of the Cloud 9 staff, including Nicole Sakura's bubbly Cheyenne Lee, Colton Dunn's sardonic Garrett McNeil, and Nico Santos as the delightfully sensible Mateo Fernando Aquino Livanag, creating a diverse and unusually funny cast of characters. . Here's why the show had to end regardless one of the best work comedies ever ever made.

America Ferrer, who was previously known for projects like Ugly Betty and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants before taking on Superstore, announced she would be leaving the series in February 2020, just weeks after the show was renewed for its sixth season. In a statement obtained by outlets such as DeadlineFerrera, who also directed some episodes and worked as a producer on the show, said: “The past five years at Superstore have been some of the most rewarding, enriching and enjoyable years of my career (…) As I begin the next chapter of my family and career, I wish only the best and many future successes to your beloved “Super Store” family.

It all went away in February 2020, and we all know what happened the following month. The Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a more or less complete halt for a few weeks, forcing everyone into isolation long before a vaccine was available; naturally, this affected the production of “Superstore”. The show was filmed again in autumn 2020 – wearing protective gear such as face masks, just as their real 'essential workers' would in a real supermarket like Cloud 9 – but in December of that year Diversity reported that Season 6 would end the series entirely, with the finale finally airing in February 2021. Did Ferrera's departure decide the fate of the movie “Superstore”? It may also have had something to do with the pandemic delay, but it certainly didn't help that one of the show's standout performers left the project before COVID-19 became an issue.

After all, America Ferrera and, by extension, Amy Sosa, returned at the very end of Superstore, including the “All Sales Final” to make things complete. Since St. The uncertain future of the Louis Cloud 9 store overwhelms all the characters, they eventually decide to disperse and pursue new opportunities as the store prepares to become an online fulfillment center. While Dina is able to pick five employees to work at the fulfillment center, Glenn and Amy decide to move on, and while Garrett reflects on his ups and downs at Cloud 9, viewers are treated to a handy montage of what's going on with everyone. “Superstore” characters after the events of the finale.

Amy and John, whose slow romance was a huge part of the seriesget married and have a child together (as Jonah ran for local political office and Amy continues to work in corporate America), as well as Dina and Garrett, whose love affair was considerably weirder, it also happens; Glenn reopens his family's hardware store, Sturgis & Sons, and hires Mateo, Cheyenne, and her crazy husband Bo (Johnny Pemberton) to work there with him. (Dina also still works in the fulfillment center with a handful of colleagues). Plus, it turns out that one of the shop's weirdest employees, a jerk named Elias played by Danny Goura, left all those cut marks all over the place, so.

“Superstore” is now streaming on Hulu.