Zoë Kravitz didn’t hold back her feelings about the cancellation of her series High Fidelity on Friday.
The 31-year-old Big Little Lies star called out the streaming service Hulu for a lack of diverse programming following news that her show was canceled on Wednesday.
The actress spoke her mind, albeit sarcastically, after her friend Tessa Thompson left a consoling comment.
Not a fan: Zoë Kravitz, 30, called Hulu out in an Instagram comment on Friday for a lack of diversity after her gender- and race-swapped show High Fidelity was canceled; shown in January
‘I will miss you alllllllllllll so much,’ the Thor: Ragnarok star wrote on Thursday.
‘@tessamaethompson it’s cool,’ Zoë replied. ‘at least hulu has a ton of other shows starring women of color we can watch. oh wait.’
Though the film that the series was based on and the novel by Nick Hornby both featured a man in the lead role (played by John Cusack) in the movie, the role was recast with a biracial woman, though Zoë’s character kept the name ‘Rob.’
All alone: Zoë sarcastically replied to Tessa Thompson’s condolences and noted Hulu’s lack of shows starring women of color
She also got condolences from screenwriter and actor Lena Waithe, who wrote, ‘NOOOOOOO!!! I rarely find shows that genuinely impress me. This one did. I told you how much I loved this show. And I still do. This one definitely deserved another season.’
Questlove, the drummer and Roots mastermind, was also shocked at High Fidelity’s cancellation.
‘WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT!!!?????????!!!!!!!!!!!??? Why do I always find out about tragic s**t this way?!’ he commented.
‘@questlove ugh. i’m sorry ! i was truly about to text you,’ Zoë wrote.
Surprised: Screenwriter Lena Waithe was one of her friends who expressed shock at the show’s cancellation after a single season
Disappointed: The Roots mastermind Questlove was also upset by the cancellation, and Zoë said she meant to tell him sooner
Zoë had kind words for her High Fidelity colleagues earlier on Wednesday after Hulu announced the show’s cancellation after one season.
‘I wanna give a shout out to my #highfidelity family,’ said the X-Men: First Class star, who led the show and executive produced it. ‘Thank you for all the love and heart you put into this show.’
The Divergent beauty continued: ‘I’m in awe of all of you. and thank you to everyone who watched, loved and supported us.’
Parting is such sweet sorrow: Zoe previously had kind words for her colleagues on High Fidelity after Hulu announced the show’s cancellation after one season on Wednesday
Zoe, the daughter of rocker Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet, added an emoji of a peace out sign with the hashtag, #breakupssuck.
She also shared a montage of shots of herself with the show’s cast.
The kind words came as Deadline reported that Hulu informed show officials that the series was canceled.
The show, based on the 1995 book from Nick Hornby and 2000 film starring John Cusack, featured Zoe in the lead role of Robyn ‘Rob’ Brooks, and costarred Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jake Lacy and David H. Holmes.
Support: Zoe shared a shot with the show’s Da’Vine Joy Randolph and David H. Holmes
NY state of mind: The adapted show was based on a record store based in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn
It was based on a record store based in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.
According to Deadline, Hulu went back and forth on canceling the show, which received positive feedback from critics and fans, and gave serious consideration to renewing it.
Zoe shared a montage of High Fidelity fan art on her Instagram Stories and inspiring messages amid the cancellation.
Fun times: Zoe shared a laugh with costar Kingsley Ben-Adir in this shot
Short lived: The show only ran one season despite positive feedback. Zoe is pictured with costar Jake Lacy
Inspired: Zoe shared fan art and feedback via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday