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?
I know BBC is better than this. You have to do a TV movie now to close the show. If not this will be how you lose viewers. Be better than other networks.
well I just watched the series finale of Atlantis, and it ended with way to many unanswered questions I am so very disappointed I love the show so for them to just slap it together just to end it horribly the way they did, I would love for them to make a season three expecially the way they ended it wide open
love greek mythology! was so looking forward to a third season. great chemistry with all the characters.
I wish there was season. Three i really. Want to see a lot more episodes. Of alantis. I realy don’t. Even like the third. Season. Cancelled. I want more of the show. About. Janson and Arandle in is. I want Janson to defeat. His. Mother. So she can not get the throne and Janson has it. By married. Arandle. I don’t. Want. The evel queen. To not take the power. On alantis. Please. Come back for the second. Season. On tmv and on bbc America. I am disappointed. In that please. I am begging. Sign the position. To save alantis.… Read more »
How could Atlantis be cancelled?!? We have to see Jason destroy the Golden Fleece and obliterate Pasiphae. C’mon, guys! At least make a movie to wrap it up. Very disappointed.
I am 15 years old. I think I’m too old to watch Atlantis.
Everything is done in the world for money ! A small number of viewers who pay – will not be a sequel ! People who are watching over pirated sites, waste time writing messages. So their opinion for those who make the series does not mean anything. They are not TV subscribers.
i think there should be a third season so we who watch can know and see what happens so that it can end with no mysteries, so we won’t have to know that there’s more. It can be 1,2,3,4,5,… episodes for the last season just please if u can, make one more that tells us how it ends with Jasson’s mother, or what happens to Jasson and his wife, does he choose Mahdea the one who has powers or his wife the queen .So please put a third season and finish it with nothing else to know. PLEASE T LEAST… Read more »
I am totally confused. Pythagoras is gay or not. Atlantis series says: Yes. On other sites say: No . I am a vegetarian. On the Internet I found : Vegetarianism is not a new deal and was alive and active in the Ancient World. In fact, Vegetarians had their own Goddess, or so sayth the Greeks, who called her by the name of Theano.Theano was the wife of Pythagoras, and apparently was not a silly and mindless twit. Nope, this Goddess had brains and even added to the wonderful world of Mathmatics. She is credited with having discovered the concepts… Read more »
In the beginning Atlantis was kitschy and campy like Hercules or Zena. It had already been done. Season two brought the drama and the Greek tragedy and gave us grander bigger production giving us the seriousness and passion. Well done. Great changes and kudos. BBC is wrong to not give it a season three. Wrong is wrong. Whatever they decide it will still be wrong!
Merlin averages: 1.71 million viewers. Atlantis averages: 0.19 million viewers. Why is this so ? What is wrong with Atlantis ? Foolish story or people are not smart enough to understand ? Why yes no.
Atlantis is a great show! It has a terrible time slot in the U.S. And not enough advertising. It is truly a shame to see this show cancelled. At the very least I would like to see a two hour finale episode to wrap up this adventure. At this point evil has won. Everyone loves a happy ending!
Please consider giving the fans a decent farewell to our favorite Ancient Greeks with a twist.
Thank you.
So disappointed with the decision for no 3rd season!!
Greek-Roman mythology is the cultural heritage of Europe, America and Russia. Many people do not like this kind of insulting their traditions, mythology and history.Statistics says it all.Atlantis: Season Two Ratings:Season averages – 0.20(mil) Viewers. ATLANTIS Petition – only 5,253 supporters – after 6 months.
Tired of shows like “Atlantis” that require more than a modicum of intelligence to appreciate being cancelled after 1 or 2 seasons. There is more than enough mindless entertainment available on cable TV-PBS is becoming more and more my “go to”-as are DVD’s of older shows that were more thought-provoking. Bad move BBC!
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 saw one episode liked it so I went online and bought the first two seasons very sad to find out there will not be a third I liked the first two seasons so much I stayed up late and watch them all