Netflix renews multicamera comedy Leanne for season 2

Netflix has renewed the multicamera comedy Leanne for a second season, the streamer announced Monday, just over a month after the series premiered on July 31. The sitcom, cocreated and headlined by comedian Leanne Morgan, follows its titular character after her husband of 33 years unexpectedly leaves her, and it will return with the original creative team and cast to continue exploring her fresh start in middle age.

Leanne, produced by Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, was cocreated by Morgan, Chuck Lorre and Susan McMartin. The ensemble includes Kristen Johnston, Celia Weston, Blake Clark, Ryan Stiles, Graham Rogers and Hannah Pilkes. Morgan, Lorre and McMartin serve as executive producers alongside Nick Bakay and Judi Marmel.

The pick up came after a modest but visible streaming debut. The series spent two weeks in Netflixs global Top 10 for English language shows, peaking at number six with about 2.8 million views in its best week, and it also charted in the U.S. Top 10 for two weeks. Nielsen data cited by industry sources put U.S. viewing at 1.34 billion minutes across the first two weeks. Critics gave the show generally favorable reviews...