Neil Patrick Harris and Andrew Scott can wave at each other as they swap platforms.

Each actor headlines a series that was either dropped by Netflix and saved by Showtime, or vice versa. Harris’ Uncoupled, recently cancelled by Netflix, was picked up by Showtime, soon to be renamed Paramount+ with Showtime

And Ripley, a limited series starring Andrew Scott, has found a new home at Netflix after being left in post-production limbo by Showtime, which is currently re-evaluating its programming strategy. According to Deadline, the network is looking to have a lineup built on TV universes with numerous Billions and Dexter spinoffs in the works. Netflix stepped in and bought the project preemptively after reviewing some footage, sources said.

This isn’t the first series Showtime has let go after a full season was produced: Most recently, the network let go of its series adaptation of the Lisa Taddeo novel Three Women, which is closing in on a deal with Starz to air the project.

Uncoupled, which was created by Darren Star, who has a deal with Paramount Global, stars Harris as a man who tries to rebuild his life after his long-time boyfriend (Tuc Watkins) moves out. Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden also star. Netflix cancelled the show a month ago.

Ripley is based on the Patricia Highsmith novels about a successful con man, and also stars Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn. Scott plays Tom Ripley, “a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy businessman to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home. Tom’s acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit,” according to the official show description.

Ripley was first ordered to series at Showtime in September 2019. Oscar winner Steven Zaillian wrote and directed the entire first season and served as an executive producer. Scott will produce in addition to starring.

Uncoupled premiered on Netflix in July of 2022 and was positively received. Star, who executive produces Uncoupled with Richman and Jax Media, is also behind Emily in Paris, which is not moving.

Showtime’s version of Uncoupled is expected to be edgier and racier than the version that aired on Netflix. It joins The L Word, and another upcoming Showtime limited series featuring LGBTQ+ themes called Fellow Travelers, which stars Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Allison Williams, Jelani Alladin and Noah J. Ricketts.

Both shows are part of the network’s strategy to showcase Diverse Cultures, in addition to Complex Characters and Powerful Worlds.

Neither platform has announced a start date for the series.