Starz has decided to cancel their Camelot TV series after one season. While the ratings weren’t bad for the Arthurian show, the numbers aren’t necessarily the whole reason why there won’t be a second season.
Camelot, as you might have guessed, is based on the legend of King Arthur. The series stars Jamie Campbell Bower as a young King Arthur, with Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, Eva Green as Morgan, and Tamsin Egerton as Guinevere.
The premiere attracted 1.1 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That marked the cable channel’s most-watched and highest-rated original series premiere to date. Unfortunately, the second installment dropped 24% in total viewership and subsequent episodes dropped even further. Still, by the end of the season, the ratings were on an upswing. The finale nearly matching the viewership of the premiere.
While Camelot may have ordinarily ended up getting a renewal from Starz, the ratings weren’t the only factor in play.
A statement from a Starz representative notes, “Due to significant production challenges, Starz has decided not to exercise the option for subsequent seasons of Camelot with our production partners GK-tv, Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.” Deadline reports that some of those “challenges” included scheduling conflicts with some of the actors.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Camelot has been cancelled? Would you have liked to have seen a second season?
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We need to have one. I’ve seen too many series of shows that just leave you hanging and not even continue to at least have good or bad endings and to have it at least have two seasons or so
Loved this series, I would have loooooved to see Season 2. Please bring it back.
This show was ok..
I am very sorry to hear, best series I’ve watched in a while. Least they could have done was wrapped it up so the audience wasn’t left hanging
Amazing show would love to see a second season and many more
Please bring “Camelot” back for a Second Season! What a disappointment!
I would love to see its season 2, as season 1 was great
It was perfect.
I really enjoyed the Camelot show and was very disappointed to hear there was not a second season.
Please bring Camelot back!!!! Me and my spouse really have enjoyed it!!
I loved this series and hope that it will be picked up again soon.
Bring it Back
Please bring back Camelot Season 2 i enjoyed the show very much
Please bring Camelot back! Its so lovely! We want to see season 2 and more to the final!
How can you leave the fans like this. The story of Camelot is a great tail for all of those who likes to see a story be told. This is inresponsible of production companies to leave sequal in the middle.
Please bring back this show, it was so good and I agree you left us with Morgan pendragon trying to have arthers child for she wanted to birth a king 2nd season could be awesome I just seen season 1 did not know you guys had cancelled please have season 2