Netflix’s ‘Fuller House’ Renewed

Netflix has renewed its freshman series Fuller House less than a week after its debut on the streaming service.

A Netflix spokesperson confirmed to Multichannel News the renewal of the freshman show, a reboot of the 1980s comedy series Full House, after a tweet on the Fuller House Twitter page was released this morning.

The series launched on Netflix this past Friday to much fanfare but mixed reviews from critics.

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