Though Showcase hasn’t announced it, word is that the Canadian TV series King has been cancelled.
Starring Amy Price-Francis, King revolves around Jessica “Jess” King, a tough police detective who’s trying to make her third marriage work while taking on a new job as head of the Major Crimes Task Force. Her police unit takes over cases already in progress: the toughest cases that the ordinary police force has failed to solve. Other actors in the show include Gabriel Hogan, Alan van Sprang, Tony Nardi, Suzanne Coy, Zoe Doyle, Aaron Poole, Rossif Sutherland, and Karen Robinson.
King debuted on April 17, 2011. The eight episodes of season one performed well enough to secure a second year of 13 installments. Production resumed in September 2011 and season two kicked off on February 29, 2012.
The ratings dropped significantly in year two, falling as low as 42,000 viewers. Some episodes of season one drew over 200,000 viewers.
The 21st and final episode of King aired on May 25th.
What do you think? Are you a fan of King? Are you upset that there won’t be a third season?
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While I watched both seasons, I can see why there was not a third. The main characters, with all their failings were beyond believable. I mean come-on …. KING tolerated her second in command saying that her fetus was his and continued to press to bang away at her continuously. King also acted like nobody else on the planet with her total denial of her husband’s gambling problems that never ended. The chief was some sort of tiny ogre always demanding she drop everything to work and she put up with it because of her own adrenaline fueled dysfunctions. Too… Read more »