'Dietland' denied another shot by AMC despite fresh script
In spite of a catching up with the times, AMC has just announced that 'Dietland' will not be coming back for another season. The show, starring Joy Nash as Alicia Kettle, Tamara Tunie as Julia Smith, Robin Weigert as Verena Baptist, Rowena King as Cheryl Crane-Murphy and Adam Rothenberg as Dominic O'Shea, did not make the cut in spite of favorable reviews and critical acclaim.
The show followed Alicia Kettle, a ghostwriter for a popular New York fashion magazine who finds herself in the crossroads after she decides to undergo a weight loss surgery. She's plagued by her low self-image and when she does decide to change that, she is at her wit's end figuring out what empowerment means. The show is an excellent commentary on the changing world of today and is known to deal with topics like patriarchy, misogyny, rape culture, and unrealistic beauty standards with elan.