Summary

• The Cleaning Lady season 4 is renewed and will have 12 episodes.
• There will be a search for a new showrunner.
• The news comes after the death of Adan Canto, who played Arman Morales on the show.

The Cleaning Lady season 4 has been confirmed at Fox, though it comes with a big change. Debuting in January 2022, the story centers on Daredevil actor Élodie Yung as Thony De La Rosa. A Cambodian-Filipino former surgeon, Thony makes a living as a cleaning service worker alongside her sister-in-law. But when she witnesses a murder, Thony is offered a job both as a cleaner and a doctor within a criminal organization.

Deadline confirms that The Cleaning Lady season 4 will happen at Fox, consisting of 12 episodes. However, there will be a change of leadership. The crime drama is looking for a new showrunner. Miranda Kwok, who developed the series, and executive producer Jeannine Renshaw will not be returning in that capacity. Kwok will shift to a consultant role as she focuses on developing other projects. The news comes after the death of The Cleaning Lady actor Adan Canto, who played Arman Morales, and passed away in January due to appendiceal cancer.

The Cleaning Lady’s Complicated Renewal, Explained

The Renewal Was Not A Straightforward Decision

The Cleaning Lady's viewership grows by 131% to reach 3.6 million when taking multi-platform viewing into account.

Live ratings for The Cleaning Lady and fellow Fox drama Alert: Missing Persons Unit (also renewed) were down by double digits. However, speaking to how television has changed, The Cleaning Lady's viewership grows by 131% to reach 3.6 million when taking multi-platform viewing into account. Multi-platform typically also looks at streaming measurements and other metrics of delayed viewership. The Cleaning Lady also performs strongly internationally, which helped the show's chances.

But despite the relatively strong growth, negotiations continued and the episode count was reportedly one of the sticking points. This is becoming a recurring issue with broadcast series, as networks look to cut costs by producing fewer episodes. The same issue impacted the renewal of Night Court season 3 earlier this month at NBC, although it was ultimately renewed as well. The Cleaning Lady having typically had ten to twelve episodes will continue.

How The Cleaning Lady Said Goodbye To Arman

The Show Has To Move On After Canto's Passing

As the report indicates, Canto's passing had an unexpected consequence on The Cleaning Lady season 3. The Fox drama explains that Arman, Canto's character, was abducted after a botched drug deal in the premiere episode. Those closest to him had been trying to locate him ever since. Finally, in The Cleaning Lady season 3, episode 6, Arman seemed about to return home.

That all changed when the vehicle bringing him back swerved and fell off a cliff after chaos broke out. That is not where the episode ends, however, as there's a flashback to a scene from season 1. Arman and Thony share a dance and a kiss while in Mexico and it closes on a tribute to Canto, who had hoped to return to the series after his cancer treatment. The Cleaning Lady season 4 will happen, but it won't be the same both on-screen and off.

The Cleaning Lady seasons 1-2 are available to stream on Max.

Source: Deadline