Season 4

Season 4 was the planned fourth and final season of the Netflix series GLOW. The fourth season was originally announced September 20, 2019, with the tagline "The Final Match." However, on October, 5, 2020, it was announced that despite a portion of the new season having already been filmed, Netflix had canceled this season of the program due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to cancellation, the series had started filming in March 2020 and was to be set somewhere other than Las Vegas. Cast member Alison Brie (Ruth Wilder) was to again direct an episode of the program. The show's costume designer, Beth Morgan, was at work on belts which were to be used for the season. One episode of the new season had already been filmed prior to the COVID-19 shutdown and later cancellation.

It had been speculated that the injury of All Elite Wrestling star Awesome Kong might be a cover for her to appear on this season of the program.

Production

Season 4 began filming in February 2020, but production was suspended in early March due to restrictions imposed in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, it was stated that production on the series was on a longer hiatus than most, due to the close-contact nature of the wrestling featured on the series. Alison Brie stated that because of it being the final season, there is a desire to preserve what the show is, featuring close contact between the characters. In October 2020, it was announced that production on the new season had been officially canceled and the show would end at three seasons. In a statement to Deadline, show creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch expressed that "We were handed the creative freedom to make a complicated comedy about women and tell their stories. And wrestle. And now that’s gone. There’s a lot of sh*tty things happening in the world that are much bigger than this right now. But it still sucks that we don’t get to see these 15 women in a frame together again."

Following the cancellation show star Marc Maron pleaded with Netflix to give the show's cast a chance to warp the series in a two-hour film. Show star Alison Brie expressed skepticism regarding the possibility of such a movie actually being made, however, warning fans "Don't hold your breath."

Prior to the show's cancellation, a number of the show's minority stars sent a letter to the producers asking for better representation, which was later shared on Instagram. Shakira Barrera stated that "If Netflix didn’t cancel us, you guys would have seen something amazing. You would have seen what a true ensemble, diverse show looked like."

Cast

In addition to the returning cast from past seasons, Netflix had announced three new characters to be featured on the fourth and final season of GLOW, prior to the announcement of the cancellation:

• Yoko Sumo: (20-30s, female, Asian or Asian-American) A wrestler in Gypsy Mae’s indie circuit, Yoko uses her body mass to her advantage in her wrestling matches. Friendly, but a bit of an enigma.
• Star: (20-30s, female, all ethnicities) A salty, seasoned wrestler on the indie circuit. One of Gypsy Mae’s girls. Great at her job and gets along well with her fellow wrestlers.
• Kip Bigelow: (20-30s, male, all ethnicities) Working class “face” type wrestler. A rising WWF star who visits an indie wrestling circuit to scout some female wrestling talent.

Trailer

Glow SEASON 4 is coming...