First Sense8, and now this?!
Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner’s Hulu series Difficult People features one of the most diverse casts on the small screen.
But now it features no cast at all because, for some unfathomable reason, the streaming service decided to cancel it after three seasons.
They were just getting warmed up!
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Eichner and Shakina Nayfack, who played one of Billy’s coworkers (the infamous “trans 9/11 truther”), addressed the news on Twitter:
Yes it's true. DIFFICULT PEOPLE has come to an end. Thanks to many people but above all my friend, @julieklausner. A singular comedic voice & the funniest person I know. I cannot WAIT to see what Julie creates next. Thanks to all of you Difficult People out there who watched.??
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) November 15, 2017
No amount of sadness can compete with the pride I have for Lola and the whole @DifficultOnHulu family. Thank you @julieklausner @Scottykingking @billyeichner @ColeEscola @GabbySidibe @derrickbaskin @JamesUrbaniak @iamandreamartin ? https://t.co/Z6oWVVH39r
— Shakina Nayfack (@Shakeenz) November 15, 2017
Klausner, meanwhile, addressed something else:
My black heart is full of love reading fans’ responses to #DifficultPeople ending. THANK YOU. It was an honor and the best time of my life.
— Julie Klausner (@julieklausner) November 15, 2017
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As a fitting memorial to the show, fans on Twitter are being, for lack of a better word, difficult.
Here’s a sampling:
It’s like @hulu changed the channel and the whole internet is yelling, “Hey! I was WATCHING that!!!” I refuse to accept this. https://t.co/OUj7dWAAmd
— Emily Wilson (@emily_in_tech) November 15, 2017
@DifficultOnHulu this was the best show I’ve seen in years, the only show that would make me laugh from the gut. I’m heartbroken that it’s over, but truly grateful I was introduced to characters I’ll love forever. @julieklausner @billyeichner @Shakeenz @iamandreamartin
— difficultpeoplefan (@Sayheybrobrian) November 15, 2017
me finding out Difficult People is canceled pic.twitter.com/Tb7UfVc5FW
— Britt Hayes (@MissBrittHayes) November 15, 2017
Australia: Marriage equality
America: Difficult People canceled.
— Jordan Baker (@jbaker475) November 15, 2017
I still refuse to believe #DifficultPeople is over but someone please give @Shakeenz and @julieklausner EVERYTHING. ? I miss them already.
— Judy Is A Punk (@vivosmortuus) November 15, 2017
I'm sad that Difficult People has been canceled but at least I will never have to subscribe to Hulu again
— Adam Feldman (@FeldmanAdam) November 15, 2017
I swear to gay Jesus’ ghost, if Difficult People doesn’t somehow get a post-Spacey season I am quitting pop culture.
— matt collette (@matt_pc) November 15, 2017
Nayfack also noted this unfortunate irony:
of course NOW we're trending. #DifficultPeople
— Shakina Nayfack (@Shakeenz) November 15, 2017
Xzamilloh
Was anybody really watching it, though? I have never heard it talked about anywhere else but here.
Brian
I watched it, it was ok. The third season was a lot worse than the first 2.
am_psi
I’m sure that it’s going to be the very fathomable fact that the ratings don’t justify the expense of continuing to produce it, like pretty much every other TV cancellation ever.
Jere
There’s no mystery here. The only reason any TV show gets cancelled is that not enough people are watching it. That’s it. Television is a business.
Brian
I don’t know, it seems like Billy Eichner’s career has moved up to the next level, he’s popping up in a lot of stuff lately. Wouldn’t surprise me if his desire not to be stuck with responsibilities to a meh Hulu sitcom was at least partially the reason.
tham
I enjoyed the show. It was quirky and fun.
Gates
I thought it was funny and crazy, much better than most of that Hulu crap.
radiooutmike
I really liked Difficult People. It was my first exposure to the two leads. I did consider cancelling Hulu, but The Handmaid’s Tale and few other shows keep me from that.
yaletownman
I thought it was hilarious at times. The mother character was enough to keep me watching and I loved Billy’s sister in law in the show. She was so foul yet so lovable.