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…