Ophelia Lovibond

LAST DECEMBER, FANS OF THE SERIES MINX WERE DISMAYED WHEN streaming service Max announced it was canceling the show about a '70s erotic magazine for women.

- H. Alan Scott

"We had heard ramblings," says the show's star, Ophelia Lovibond. But Starz stepped in and saved the series. (The second season premieres July 21.) "People are tweeting and sending messages, expressing their outrage [about the cancellation]...imagine if that had happened and it was like, 'Good, I hate that show.' [laughs]. It would have been awful." Lovibond plays Joyce, the magazine's feminist creator. "This season she's in a completely different place in her life. She's never been the girl invited to the party." The series quickly became known for its abundance of male nudity. "After a while, it just becomes part of your workplace. I can't imagine being an accountant and getting used to that, but filming a