via Esquire
Beowulf shall return to the Shieldlands, no more. C21 Media reports ITV has cancelled its Beowulf TV series after the first season. The news that Beowulf would get the axe, first broke in February.
In the US, Beowulf airs on Esquire. A fantasy drama, based on the Old English epic poem, the series stars Kieran Bew in the title role. William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, and Ed Speleers also star.
Here is more from C21 Media:
ITV had high hopes for the £17m (US$23m) adaptation of the epic poem but the programme ultimately failed to achieve high viewing figures.
An ITV spokeswoman told C21 this morning: “ITV regularly refreshes its drama portfolio and consequently Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands isn’t returning to the channel.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of the Beowulf TV show? Do you think Beowulf should have been cancelled, or renewed for a second season?
Just watched season 1 on Prime, it was great. Please, please, do a season 2.
Wow no season 2. Some other network could make many fans happy. And would make a lot of $ in ratings. Go fund this show Please. Propose another network please. Same actors and actresses.
Unacceptable! Bring it back!!
Just watched this entire series on Amazon prime and I’m pissed to see that there’s no season two! It was a great series!
The only problem was that it was on the wrong network. If Amazon or Netflix picks it back up or even on the Syfy network it would do a lot better than it did on Esquire. I am very familiar with the old original tale, and have seen so many other adaptations that were all so much the same. The other one that I enjoyed this much was the 13th Warrior. It was different enough while still skirting that plot of the original tale. They did a great job to weave in additional plot lines to extend it to more… Read more »
Why did they cancel. OMG bring it back!!!
I cant believe they cancelled this!! I just told a few friends to watch this bc we are obsessed with GOT and this was intriguing. I think they should reconsider soon before the actors and actresses move on.
Beowulf had potential to be as good as GOT. The writers had the right ideas to keep us in suspense. They may reconsider having extra series once others watch it on Netflix.
I loved the series! The actors were very engaging! The costurmes, the settings, the monsters–all were done really well!! I think it was a mistake to cancel this show!