“Survival of the Thickest” has been renewed for a third season at Netflix, which will be its last.
Michelle Buteau created the series based on her 2020 essay collection of the same name, and stars as Mavis Beaumont. The official logline reads, “Black, plus-size, and looking for love, while loving herself, Mavis works hard to grow her brand and establish herself as a stylist of note. She’s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body-positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss.”
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Tone Bell and Tasha Smith are series regulars along with Buteau, while guest stars include Marouane Zotti, Peppermint, Liza Treyger, Garcelle Beauvais, Anthony Michael Lopez, Allan K. Washington, Jerrie Johnson, Tika Sumpter, Alecsys Proctor-Turner, Jonathan Higginbotham, Michael Rishawn, Rolonda Watts, Hassan Johnson, Deon Cole, Monét X Change, Dan Amboyer, RonReaco Lee, Honey Balenciaga, Bevy Smith, Yves Mathieu East, Celisse, Anderson .Paak and Sandra Bernhard.
Series co-creator Danielle Sanchez-Witzel serves as co-showrunner with Amy Aniobi, while Buteau and Grace Edwards also write for the series. All four serve as executive producers alongside A24’s Alli
Reich and Ravi Nandan (A24) as well as Mosaic’s Anne Hong.
“Survival of the Thickest” debuted in July 2023. Season 2, which came in March of this year, was directed by all women of color, with 70% of department heads and 50% of crew members also being women.
News of the series’ third and final season came during Netflix’s upfront presentation in New York on Wednesday.
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