<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Alexa & Katie is a Netflix original sitcom created by Heather Wordham . Matthew Carlson serves as showrunner . The first season premiered on Netflix on March 23, 2018, and consists of 13 episodes . In April 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a second season . </P> <P> Lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school . The two friends confront a crisis when Alexa discovers that she is ill and starts undergoing treatment for cancer, which leaves them feeling like outsiders at a time when what seems to matter most is fitting in . Since Alexa has cancer her hair falls out and Katie shaves her head for Alexa . Both of them wear wigs so they can blend in . </P>

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