The has done its dark work again this week, this time swinging its television series-ending scythe hard in the world of streaming. and , at least two streaming shows are getting the axe this weekend with the usual “it’s Friday night, let’s murder some TV shows before the long weekend” energy: Amazon Freevee’s Tegan & Sara origin story , and Max’s . The more of these kinds of cancellations you write about—and we’ve written about —the more you’re struck by how dispiritingly callous this whole process can be.
, for instance (which was created by Clea DuVall, working alongside the Quin sisters from their , and starring twins Railey and Seazynn Gilliland) had actually been all-but-guaranteed a second season by Amazon, to the point that DuVall had apparently been given the green light to put together a “mini-room” and start assembling scripts. But then—and we’re just straight-up quoting here, for the full depressing impact, “Ultimately, sources say the completion rate for left Freevee and Amazon execs little choice but to cancel the series despite the fact that scripts for an entire second season had already been completed.” Pour one out tonight for the poor, helpless Amazon execs, huh? Meanwhile, will similarly be confined to a single season, which debuted back in March 2024.
The series, about four women journalists covering presidential campaigns, had a ridiculously strong pedigree, reuniting star Melissa Benoist with Berlanti TV, and was co-create.
