It appears that plans for season three of BBC’s Atlantis have sunk. The TV show, which airs on BBC America here in the States, has been cancelled after two seasons.
On Atlantis, a young man named Jason (Jack Donnelly) goes in search of his long-missing father and ends up on the shores of ancient Atlantis. He’s befriended by a pair of unlucky locals — former prize fighter Hercules (Mark Addy) and intellectual Pythagoras (Robert Emms) — as well as a revered Oracle (Juliet Stevenson). Others in the cast include Sarah Parish, Aiysha Hart, and Jemima Rooper.
BBC announced the show’s cancellation this way: “The final seven episodes of Atlantis will transmit on BBC One in spring. We would like to thank Urban Myth Films and all the cast and crew but the series will not be re-commissioned. We are very proud of both series but to keep increasing the range of BBC One drama we have to make difficult decisions to bring new shows through.”
Six of the 13 episodes of season two have aired so far in the US. No word on when they’ll be released here.
What do you think? Do you like the Atlantis TV show? Do you think that it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Syfy
bbc is one favorite glad I can watch it
i think the critics were wrong
Syfy faded for a while in the US and it has come back with a vengeance
Atlantis is mythologically Syfy what could be better and all the Greek stories we all grew up with for people all over the world watch
I love love love this show…..so very ******* sad it is cancelled…how about canceling Dr. Who instead it is just sooooooo damn boring to me!!!!
bring atlantis back ooooo
If Atlantis is canceled and will not be resumed, then let them make a new TV show about Aladdin(Jack Donnelly) and princess Jasmine(Aiysha Hart). The story would be beautiful.
thats what you get when you put a Womderful cast and Storyline in the hands of BBC ! Atlantis was put on 11:00 pm , if you want to bury a program , that’s how you do it ! There were so many stories that could have come out of this using history . Just like BBC axing COPPER . WHY ??? Again a Fantastic Cast and story that never found its end rightly !! But you’ll keep Doctor Who and others O Well !
Ariadne from Atlantis it is not Ariadne from mythology.Nothing in common.Ariadne from Atlantis is Princess Jasmine.Ariadne’s cult was performed in different ways on various places and consisted of Cretan features mixed with some local rituals as well as with some orgiastic aspects.Ariadne with Dionysus accompanied by satyrs and maenads on numerous vases from between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.Princess Jasmine is the romantic heroine.Jasmine is fiercely independent (even a bit of a hothead).However, she doesn’t care for royal titles, she values more the honesty and purity of heart of a man.
I soooo agree with you!!!!
There should be a season three of Atlantis
BRING BACK ATLANTIS!
this is why it’s hard to watch these shows. you get into them, like them, then some f’ing idiot cancels it.
Man, that is putting it litely. This sucks!
We really have been enjoying this as a family. Why cancel a great show? Oh, make way for some junk. I get it.
I think it deserves a third season. I really like it and I have bought the second season on Amazon Prime. I am so tired of networks cancelling shows I like and get into, just to replace them with other things that often don’t interest me. It also makes it difficuilt to want to even bother getting into a new show because it may be cancelled after I get invested int he stories and the characters. In fact, there are times I go to Netflix or use Amazon Prime to watch series that have already aired and have three or… Read more »
Merlin, at least that was based on a story that everyone knew. We knew about Excalibur and Mordred and the round table, and most of the fun came from guessing how the series could incorporate the legend. Atlantis doesn’t really have any of that. The mythology is already so skewed.In reference to Atlantis, this show is no replacement for Merlin(pretty good by any standard).If you’re looking for something that stays factually true to the original mythos, you will absolutely hate this show. Merlin – excellent, Atlantis – awful.
pls bring atlantis bck….its gettin more interestin plz recomission it.
Agree!!!!
I love this show. It saddens me that shows like this and Merlin aren’t get the shot they deserve. I don’t even have a TV subscribison at the moment but I’ve purchased every episode through Amazon.. It’s that good! I would love a season 3 we’ve spent 2 seasons developing these characters to Go nowhere. Very unfair.
I can’t believe that Atlantis is cancelled. Why? I thought it was very entertaining. To those who try to take it too literally: It’s a fantasy! Apparently, most of us enjoy fantasy series (hence the wildly popular ‘Game of Thrones’!). There isn’t much left on TV to enjoy. Anything worth watching is taken off in favor of some kind of reality show or female objectifying garbage. Atlantis was entertaining to watch for the story line, the action, the drama and the comedy. So many of us are so disappointed to see it end. Please reconsider!
Anette you’re taking the words right out of my mouth…..We need more shows like this….its a fantasy. Life is hard enough just watching the news.
HOW COULD YOU?????
It should not be cancelled because people like me learn alot from that movie