According to sources, the producers were already quietly shopping the series. As previously reported, finding a new home for a Netflix Original is difficult because it comes with many limitations, making a linear network the most realistic option. This is what happened with One Day at a Time (2017), which moved to Pop after its cancellation, and the producers of That '90s Show may be taking a similar approach now that they're shopping around the sequel to That 70's Show.
Rob Lowe has close ties to a linear network, Fox, where he has a first-look deal and is host and executive producer of the game show The Floor, in addition to starring and executive producing the outgoing drama 9-1-1: Lone Star . Sources say Unstable has been pitched to the network, but is not going there. Fox already has plans for comedy series and is emphasizing its own series, so a new series with Lowe under its deal seems more likely.
Co-created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe and Victor Fresco, Unstable follows an introverted son (John Owen Lowe) who goes to work for his highly successful, wildly eccentric father (Rob Lowe) to save him and his successful biotech company from disaster. The series is inspired by the social media relationship between Rob and John Owen Lowe, in which John Owen often teases his father in a humorous way.
The cast also includes Sian Clifford, Aaron Branch, Rachel Marsh and Emma Ferreira.
The eight-episode second season, which - like many other series - was delayed by the strikes, had a new showrunner, Andrew Gurland, who replaced Fresco. Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe, Gurland and Sean Clements served as executive producers of season two.
While original comedy series still pose a challenge for streamers, with Unstable joining the recent cancellation of That '90s Show after two seasons for Netflix, there have also been a handful of successes. For example, Netflix recently renewed its new comedy breakthrough Nobody Wants This for a second season, as well as Emily in Paris for a fifth season.
No official word has been said yet about Girls5Eva, but the Peacock transplant, whose first Netflix season debuted in March, has been on the air for a while. Like Unstable season two, it failed to crack Netflix's top 10, although it received two Emmy nominations.
