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?
We are so disappointed that Atlantis has been cancelled after season 2 and never got to see the end. We watched it every week since its been aired
This was my favorite show!
I can’t believe this series has been canceled. This hurts as much as losing Hexed.
It didn’t finish!!! I think it should not be cancelled! I hate a show I like is cancelled before the ending!!!
Well just watched the last episode, I was really starting to enjoy the show. The last episode made me looking forward to the next season. If they knew they were going to cancel they should have ended in a different way. They should really reconsider.
My husband and I have enjoyed ‘Atlantis’ ever since it first came on, and we are VERY disappointed that it will not be renewed. Today we watched the Season 2 ‘finale’ — which was really no finale at all. Cliff hangers should NOT be allowed on shows unless they’ve clearly been renewed for a new season. Sad face — we loved the show, the characters (what a DELIGHTFUL Hercules !) . Can you tell : we’re sad to see it end ???
Loved the show…but to leave your audience hanging at the end is a crime! No closure! Not watching BBC America anymore. I’m done.
Very disappointed that the series has been cancelled. The least they could have done was have a two hour series finale to clear up loose ends. Now everyone is just left hanging. Poor choice on BBC’s part.
I loved the series. Hope they will renew it.
I invested many hours watching Atlantis. Now no conclusion. Can you atleast do a 2 hour conclusion movie? Sum the whole story up.
I agree totally
No don’t say it’s so. I love this show. Please rethink it and bring it back. The cast does a great job and the location is beautiful. Good tv series are hard to come by and this is a great show.
This show was axed based upon low ratings.It’s a terrible finale and you have to hope that BBC let the cast do some sort of special to finish it all off.Go back into post-production to re-edit.
They could have edited out everything to do with Pasiphae’s resurrection – so in effect Hercules does execute her – and shortened the episode by a few scenes of the ambush at blessing and the citywide hunt afterwards – so in effect it ends as they approach the blessing – and added the Fleece scenes without Medea as a Coda with some text and that would have wrapped up the series.
I truly hope that Atlantis will be continuing. It is quality TV & we have so little that is not full of sex, foul language, etc that it is refreshing to watc. I enjoy BBC programming very much.
I’m really pissed, you ended show here in the states,it was a great program in my opinion. Have been enjoying programing on BBC,not sure if I can continue !!!