Our tribute to the premature ends that broke our hearts this year.
For TV fans, there’s no greater tragedy than your favorite show getting canceled.
And 2024 was an absolute bloodbath when it came to shows unexpectedly getting the axe.
Amandla Stenberg in ‘The Acolyte’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
This is not the way!
For those craving shows akin toBridgerton, My Lady Janewas just as romantic and far more fun.
To lose even a minute with them is sad.
Emily Bader on ‘My Lady Jane’.Jonathan Prime/Prime Video
What exactly warranted the axe?
The rich storyline rooted in ancient Chinese mythology?
The thrilling fight sequences featuring some of the most venerable action stars in the biz?
Mike Colter on ‘Evil’.Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+
The stacked guest stars (James Hong!Stephanie Hsu!Jimmy O.
It was, reportedly, viewership.
(And thats not even mentioning the superb supporting characters, including two very funny Sprites!)
Rob Lowe on ‘9-1-1: Lonestar’.FOX via Getty
To be canceled after one season?
Those boys deserved a better afterlife.
Starz swooped in to save the audacious, feminist comedy, giving season 2 a home.
Jared Padalecki on ‘Walker’.The CW
And now that the votes are in … ?
‘Schmigadoon!’
Sadly, now the show will remain just a memory, all alone in the moonlight.M.L.L.
Sarah Lancashire on ‘Julia’.Seacia Pavao/HBO MAX
Infuriatingly, season 2 ended on a cliffhanger Paiges biological mom showed up out of nowhere!
and now well never know why.
And streamers like Hulu wonder why viewers have commitment issues.K.B.
Rhys Darby on ‘Our Flag Means Death’.Aaron Epstein/HBO Max
But was the 18-episode show worth the money?
Squeezing out only two seasons, however, suggests a massive mismanagement of funds.
(Varietygenerously chalks it up to Riot’s “inexperience navigating the intricacies of entertainment production.")
Guanyin (Michelle Yeoh) and Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) in ‘American Born Chinese.'.Disney+
Season 2 of what could have been a legendary animated series just concluded.
But Prime Video’s sci-fi WesternOuter Rangereally does stand alone.
But fans will just have to be content with rewatches.
George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne, Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland and Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace on ‘Dead Boy Detectives’.Ed Araquel/Netflix
Leif mentions his childhood sighting of the golden land throughout the series.
The series disappointingly ends with the voyage that would result in Leifs “discovery.”
Just as the show was really finding its footing, it ended.
Ashley Aufderheide, Sam Morelos, Max Donovan, Mace Coronel, Callie Haverda, ‘That ’90s Show’.Patrick Wymore/Netflix
Well never know if Shawna ended up behind bars or see them find their way through the male-dominated industry.
Plus,think of all the absolute bops well never hear!
‘Couple to Throuple’ (Peacock)
Paul Castillero/PEACOCK
Come on, Peacock!
Idara Victor, Jake Johnson, Ophelia Lovibond, and Oscar Montoya on ‘Minx’.HBO MAX
We were having fun.Couple to Throupledelivered an intoxicating mix of love, lust, chaos, and chosen family.
No one is saying its an expansive look at non-monogamous relationships, but it was a damn good time.A.Y.
Carla Gugino and Melissa Benoist on ‘The Girls on the Bus’.Francisco Roman/Max
Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, ‘Schmigadoon’.
Delroy Lindo and Kerry Washingon on ‘UnPrisoned’.Kelsey McNeal/Hulu
Devon Sawa, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Callum Vinson, and Jackson Kelly on ‘Chucky’.Shane Mahood/SYFY
‘Station 19’.John Fleenor/ABC via Getty Images
Hailee Steinfeld as Vi and Ella Purnell as Jinx in ‘Arcane’ Season 2.NETFLIX
‘Outer Range’.Richard Foreman Jr. SMPSP/Amazon Prime
‘Vikings: Valhalla’.Bernard Walsh/Netflix
‘Rap Sh!t’.Alicia Vera/HBO Max
‘Couple to Throuple’.Paul Castillero/PEACOCK
