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Despite active and widespread efforts to ensure its renewal, *One Day at a Time* has been cancelled at Netflix after three seasons. Variety's report on the show's cancellation notes that one of the producers on the series, Sony Pictures Television, intends to shop the show around to see if it can find a home on another network or streaming platform.

A reboot of the hit 1970s sitcom, One Day at a Time was rebooted on Netflix in 2017. This time around, the series followed the lives and adventures of three generations of Cuban-Americans all living under one roof: divorced military veteran and single mom Penelope Alvarez (Justina Machado), her two children, Elena (Isabella Gomez) and Alex (Marcel Ruiz) Alvarez, and Penelope's mother, Lydia Riera (Rita Moreno). Over the course of its three-season run, One Day at a Time was praised for it's intersectional approach to issues like mental health and queerness.

Netflix released a statement via Twitter on Thursday, March 14, explaining, "We’ve made the very difficult decision not to renew One Day At A Time for a fourth season. The choice did not come easily — we spent several weeks trying to find a way to make another season work but in the end simply not enough people watched to justify another season." An additional tweet added, "And to anyone who felt seen or represented — possibly for the first time — by ODAAT, please don’t take this as an indication your story is not important. The outpouring of love for this show is a firm reminder to us that we must continue finding ways to tell these stories."

The leading cast have issued their own statements on One Day at a Time's cancellation. In a tweet written shortly after the news broke, Justina tweeted, "I’m so grateful to have played Penelope Alvarez. I don’t even know how to begin to express my gratitude to everyone. Truly, I am so honored that we got to tell our stories. Yes it was a Latinx family but it was a universal story about family and love. An American Familia," adding a heart emoji at the end.

Isabella also commented, writing, "My heart is breaking, but I still can’t help but thank Netflix for giving the Alvarez family a home for 3 years and for changing my life... and to the fans: familia para siempre. I got you."

The reaction to One Day at a Time's cancellation has been swift — and very critical of Netflix's decision. While some have noted that the show has done more for representation and discussion around social issues like mental health and racism than other shows currently airing, fans have gotten the hashtag "#SaveODAAT" to trend by voicing their full intentions to keep this show on the air no matter what.