How “The Space Gal” found success on her own after her Netflix show got canceled
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Emily Calandrelli was finishing a master’s degree at MIT when she got a call from a production company inviting her to host a space exploration show. She loved the experience so much that she started pitching her own show ideas to networks and streaming platforms.?
She was thrilled when Netflix greenlit her kid-friendly science experiment series, “Emily’s Wonderlab.” “As soon as the show came out, the response from families and educators, and scientists was all so overwhelmingly positive,” said Calandrelli.
But after the first season, Netflix dropped the show. “I was so unbelievably devastated,” recalled Calandrelli “This was the project that I was the most proud of and I just assumed that we’d be doing this for years.”
Instead of dwelling on her disappointment, Calandrelli decided to take control.?
“A lot of times in our career, we’re waiting on somebody else's validation to do something,” she said. But she realized that she didn’t need “the magic of Netflix.” Calandrelli, known as “The Space Gal” on social media, started posting similar science content online. She watched her followers grow and eventually became a New York Times bestselling author .?
Her advice to others: “Move on from failure quickly, learn what you need to learn, but then move on as if you've never failed before.”
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