Hidden Palms: CW Finishes Kevin Williamson Drama
As we suspected a few weeks back, CW has cancelled the steamy drama Hidden Palms after a short season of eight episodes. The series finale is set to air this Wednesday (July 4th) at 8pm but will the mystery of poor Eddie’s murder be solved? Will viewers be left hanging?
From the mind of Kevin Williamson, who also created Dawson’s Creek, this drama centered a group of teens and a mystery in idyllic Palm Springs, CA. Fewer than 1.9 million watched the debut and viewership fell even lower as the weeks went on.
Williamson was well aware that the series might not catch on and wrote the season accordingly. The killer will indeed be revealed in the final episode but, as is the case with most ongoing dramas, not all will be resolved. Williamson said, “We definitely answer a lot of questions, primarily the big one: what really happened to Eddie. We resolve who killed Eddie, but it opens a can of worms, it’s a double whammy”
What would have happened if Hidden Palms had been renewed? Williamson says that the next thirteen episodes had already been written and the series future was mapped out beyond that. He muses, “You have sort of the broad-stroke version [of the series]. I can see where it would be in four years and I could see how it would start next season in high school. The first eight episodes represent the summer. Now we would get into the beginning of the school year and introduce a lot more characters and move forward.”
Will we ever learn what the future would have held for Johnny, Greta, Nikki, Liza and the rest? Unless the prolific Williamson wants to share his plans, it looks pretty doubtful. We’ll keep our eyes and ears open so stay tuned! 
December 16th, 2007 at 9:26 am
i love this show it is sooooooooooooo cool plz, plz, plz, plz, plz back it.
September 30th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
i hate that this show was cancelled i loved it. i was waiting for the next season but as i see it will not be another i hate that please bring it back. way is it cw wants to bring all these good shows and then take them away give them a chance.
September 8th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
OMG PLEASE BRING THE SHOW BACK I LOVED IT SO MUCH AND AS U CAN SEE EVERYONE ELSE LOVED IT TOO IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST,MOST ADDICTING SHOWS I HAVE EVER SEEN. GIVE IT ANOTHER CHANCE….PLEASE PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU!!!!
September 5th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Wow….the support here is overwhelming, and should speak volumes to the CW, as well as Kevin Williamson. Those of us who discovered this show were HOOKED. Read the comments — not many other shows on TV right now seem to have this kind of passion and dedication from its fans…
And that right there is the problem. The public has their guard up, realizing it’s probably not wise to dedicate their scarce and valuable TV watching time at home to a new show. Why commit when the networks are so quick to hit the Cancellation button?
The CW is NOT in the league of CBS, NBC, and ABC. They should be nurturing these shows with fan bases, but they’re cancelling more than they keep. Their disapproval was evident, leaving this show on the shelf and then finally playing them in the dead of summer when no one’s watching — then to claim “low ratings”. DUH. And the topper was to show the final cliffhanger episode on….July 4th??! Why not just broadcast the words “CW Hates This Show” instead?
Unfortunately HP is gone. Kevin, you did us well. Thank you. The CW — you suck…but you’ve heard that before, haven’t you?
August 6th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I’m sorry to say, but i’m glad its cancelled! They showed previews of the show 100 times a day before it aired and when it aired, and the show hardly had any fans. It deserves to be cancelled whether you like it or not. It ridiculous to how many times previews of hidden palms were on, if it didn’t get ppls attention then it sucks. There are other shows that are getting cancelled that don’t deserv to be…
July 31st, 2007 at 7:50 am
i love this show please save it !!!!!!!!!!!!
July 30th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
This was one of the worst shows I have ever seen! Those of you who actually put time into watching Hidden Palms deserve what you got becuase the show was horrible. The CW has finally done something right. Good luck finding another idiotic show to watch!
July 30th, 2007 at 6:42 am
I agree with most. This show was really good, and had me hooked every week! I dont understand why they would just end it after 8 episodes. And i do also agree about the advertising. I mean i didnt see much advertising for hidden palms. They really should bring the show back!!
July 30th, 2007 at 1:13 am
Write abc family and ask them to pick it up for another season
ABC Family Channel
Paul Lee, President
3800 West Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91505
July 28th, 2007 at 7:16 am
I don’t get it.. Why Cancel it?
It was the first teen drama I’ve ever watched, and it’s one of the best shows..
Cancelling it for having low ratings in the summer is stupid.
I really think CW should give it another chance.
I don’t care if it’ll be one year from now or even later, it’ll be enough for me to know that it hasn’t been cancelled!
PLEASE GIVE HIDDEN PALMS ANOTHER CHANCE!!
July 27th, 2007 at 10:41 am
i ABSOLUTELY LOVE this show. im so upset that theres not going to be another season…i think lack of advertisement and having 2 episodes com e on one night totally put that show down tha drain. its the best show si on th CW i cnt believe its over! please make another season!!
July 26th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Please bring back Hidden Palms. It was the best show on tv, now that all my other tv shows have come to an end. I was really enjoying that show and as u can see so was everyone else. Please give Hidden Palms another chance and put it back on tv.
I really miss that show.
July 25th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Hidden Palms was basically a one-of-a-kind show and completly original. No other show has been like it… yes, there are many drams, but this one combined drama with suspense and mystery. It was based off of a topic that no other show has had. Viewers are down because of the cancelling of this show, and many would be exasperate to see it come back. WE LOVE HIDDEN PALMS!!!
July 25th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
i couldn’t believe when i found out the show was cancelled! i’m so angry!!! i LOVED it and it’s not fair! they always cancel my shows!!! i think there weren’t enough viewers because of a lack of good publicity! plus, end of june and beginning of july is when most people leave for summer vacation! they should’ve given the show more of a chance, i mean, 8 episodes? how can they be sure if they wouldn’t have gotten more viewers by the 10th episode?
July 22nd, 2007 at 4:51 pm
omgi am so slow i thought it was still airing! i wish you people hadent cancelled the show it was so intersting you guys proboly would have got more people to watch the show if you gave it more time so PLEASE show this show on air again!!!!
July 18th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I have been patiently waited for the new eposide, So today to my dismay I found out that it was cancelled. It was a great show and I wish that it be continued
July 17th, 2007 at 11:30 am
PLEASEEE dont stop the show its the best show ever I love it and its my favourite show. please dont stop it. i have been soo upset that Hidden plams is not making anymore episodes. Plese dont stop the show.
July 14th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
OMG YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDN ME!!!!!! I WATCHED EVERY SINGLE SHOW AND I ALMOST DIED IF I MISSED ONE OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE MAKE A NEW SEASON OF HIDDEN PALMS!!!! I THINK ITS BETTER THEN GREYS ANATOMY AND ONE TREE HILL AND THOSE ARE MY OTHER FAVORITE SHOWS!!! PLEASE…PLEASE…PLEASE MAKE SOME MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 10th, 2007 at 1:34 am
i wish Hidden Palms wasnt canceled b/c that was the best show on tv that ive watched since the OC was cancelled i wish it could have continued but i guess ill just have to deal with it.
July 8th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
i am so upset that the show is being canceled. I truly did like watching it. I’m tired of people dissing it with all there sarcasm of how bad they think it is. It had more of a story line than that stupid O.C which went down hill in it’s second season, but some how managed to stay around for four. Give hidden palms a chance. Plus i really love seeing Cliff he makes the show worth while.
July 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
I am so mad that Hidden Palms was cancelled it is such a good show. I watched it every week and i like cried when i found out it was cancelled. i really thingg that it should be given another chancee and definatly advertise better. i think this showw would totally be lovedd by people just like the o.c and one tree hill wass if it is given another chance. PLEASE GIVE HIDDEN PALMS ANOTHER CHANCE!!!! i will tell all my friends to watch it if you do!
July 8th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
This is why I hate starting to watch new shows. You get all involved in them and they get cancelled. I am 33 yrs old and enjoyed this show. I was so upset when OC got cancelled. This show was like the OC and I enjoyed watching it. Networks need to give these new shows a chance. They decide to quickly to cancel shows. But yet there so quick to have ten million reality shows that are such a waste of time. Oh well i’m getting use to this with shows I like. It’s the networks lost. I think if they had given it more time they would have been happy with the ratings.
July 7th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
i wish this show wasnt cancelled! im addicted and cant stop watching re-runs
it better get picked up again even if its not with the CW!
LoVe It So MuCh!!!!!
July 7th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
i was sooooo mad when i found out it was cancelled!
oh my gosh. i can’t believe it was cancelled!
aahhhh. that was such a good show! if only they had given it ANOTHER chance
!
it was like the o.c. but with a deeper meaning, with the mystery and whatnot.
ah. oh well.
July 7th, 2007 at 6:05 am
I love this show I cant believe its ended. 2 reasons are to blame, 1 its summer and nobody wants to be inside the house watching tv (it should have been saved for the fall), and 2 poor advertising. I seriously doubt that anyone even knew about it. I am obsessed with this show. It should seriously be given another chance.
July 6th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
iI think it’s stupid that they cancelled the show so soon. I mean maybe the ratings werent great, but it had just started.. it was only on for like a month. I don’t think that’s enough time for a show to catch on. I hadn’t even heard about the show, but I was flipping through channels and it caught my eye. I’ve watched it every week since then. The finale left so many questions because of the video clip Johnny watched at the end. I wish CW would rethink their decision. So many people have signed petitions and sent coconuts, golf balls, letters, etc. It could’ve been a really great show.
July 6th, 2007 at 6:20 am
This show was by far one of the best shows. I haven’t been really into a show since The O.C. and when i saw previews for this show i got really excited. And even more so that it was a mystery is what got me hooked. You still have a chance to bring this show back, especially with that cliff-hanger at the end of the “series” finale. PLEASE BRING HIDDEN PALMS BACK!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:58 am
ok so whats up with this y is it over i mean it was the best show on cw so far i mean me and my friends would watch it together and think who killed who..plzz make season 2 come plzz WE LOVE IT
July 5th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Hidden Palms is an excellent show, from the plot to the casting it was a success. However the show lacked advertising I never saw a single preview for the show. If networks do not pick up the next season of hidden palms which looks like that may be the case, I think the next 13 episodes should be turned into a book or a movie. A movie could keep the cast, but making a movie takes money, so a book would be more simple
July 5th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
All i got to say is this was one of the best shows i have even started to watch..From the very first episode i was hooked and it really sucks that it was cancelled the CW sucks and before you know it OTH will be gone maybe if they did more advertising for Hidden Palms people would have known something about because i just came across it one day before watching OTH other than that i never heard of it
July 5th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
I dont this this show was really given a chance. After two episodes they started doubling them for it too finsh faster. Giving less people a chance to watch it. Plus they took off the sunday encore episodes. It seems like the network revolves around smallvile and supernatural only!! I think the show would have caught on if more episodes were on!! It was such a good show!! Too bad
July 5th, 2007 at 10:13 am
what a mistake to cancel hidden palms it was awesome it was like a six feet under to bad people dont know good tv
July 5th, 2007 at 9:18 am
I love you
July 5th, 2007 at 7:51 am
I LOVE this show too. I think you should try to keep it going!!
July 5th, 2007 at 12:30 am
I’m really sad to see this show go. I thought it had so much to do in a second season. Hopefully CW will give it a ‘Second Chance’.
“Sometimes the things that least deserve a second chance. Will surprise you the most”
July 4th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
I’m a 44 year old woman/wife/mother of a teen and a mystery author, and I LOVE THIS SHOW!
It has everything: exceptional writing, a wonderful cast, a terrific music score…and a dark and mysterious plot. I think it is even better than The O.C., and that used to be one of my favorites. Shows like this keep me young!
Hidden Palms has GOT to get picked up somewhere!!! Williamson would be surprised to know he has a lot of adult fans. The problem perhaps is timing and maybe not enough pre-advertising. I was just getting used to what night it was on.
BRING BACK HIDDEN PALMS!!!! Not only do I watch it…I PVR it so I don’t miss an episode!
This is depressing…
Cheryl Kaye Tardif
July 4th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
BEST SHOW ON IN A LONG TIME! there were no wasted episodes and it always left you wanting more.
July 4th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
THIS show is the BEST!
Please make another episode
July 4th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
I knew it probably was cancelled. At least I hope they tie it in a little bow so that we aren’t left hanging forever. I loved that show…a recovering alcoholic for once!! It had a great message…
July 4th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
hey i am a hugh fan of the show why would you cancel that i loved that show it was the best show ever. pLEASE bring it back i really want to watch it it left me hanging i am glued to the tv set. please bring it back it was the best show ever.
July 4th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Im so glad that stupid show ended. Im so sick of all this teenage sex and whining that eventually leds the show no where. They tried to catch viewers attention by advertising teenage sex and it did not work. LOL! Who knew a TV show had to actually have a story.
July 4th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Greta is hot!
July 4th, 2007 at 10:51 am
I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT HIDDEN PALMS IS ALREADY BEING CANCELLED AFTER JUST 8 EPISODES! THE SHOW IS FABULOUS & I JUST COULDN’T WAIT TO SEE IT FROM WEEK TO WEEK. IT COULD OF BEEN ANOTHER O.C. BUT BETTER! I TRUELY HATE WHEN A SHOW IS CANCELLED SO QUICKLY WITHOUT GIVING IT A SECOND CHANCE AND RENEWING IT FOR A SECOND SEASON! THERE’S FAR TOO MANY COP,REALITY & HOSPITAL SHOWS OUT THERE AND SO HIDDEN PALMS WAS A WELCOME CHANGE THAT MANY OF US LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING EACH WEEK!
July 4th, 2007 at 8:53 am
IF YOU WANT ANOTHER SEASON SIGN THE PETITION http://palms.svfan.com/petition.html
July 3rd, 2007 at 2:24 pm
I LOVE this show. I wish it wasn’t ending. I think it would have been a wonderful show. just because the ratings went down i thik yu should have kept going until the second season was over. Myabe some more people would get into it or something, but oh well you decided all ready and that is your choice. Maybe you could change your mind and re write them some how. well thanks for reading this bye.