Has Beowulf been axed? The Sun reports that the Esquire series, which airs on ITV in the U.K., has been cancelled.
Beowulf premiered in the United States on January 23rd.
The fantasy drama is based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem of the same name. In the series, Kieran Bew stars as the titular warrior, who is tasked with saving the kingdom from invading evils. William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, and Ed Speleers also star.
The Sun reports the series has been terminated due to poor ratings. In the U.K., the first season finale only drew in 1.4 million viewers. At the moment, neither ITV nor Esquire have made an official comment regarding the series’ cancellation.
What do you think? Have you seen Beowulf? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed?
Think it’s fine especially as family fare. Deserves another season. Was not advertised that much. Game of Thrones is over the top. Comparing to it is a no win. Another season will infuse this series with just the extra spark it needs. Don’t cancel .
Loving this. Excellent story lines, strong characters, strong women, monsters, myth and legend. Keep it running. Please.
It started slowly but has gained momentum as its gone along – so annoying when they use these dodgy statistics to gauge viewer ratings when its usually that the programme has been put in the wrong time slot and they aim it at the wrong people.
It was a mistake to rip off the Game of Thrones opening, but Beowulf has merits of its own – Holly Earl as the deliciously wicked Kela is worth watching all on her own.(UK viewer)
Complete and utter rubbish. Usually like historical type series like “The Last Kingdom” Beowulf is rediculous plots, very amateur scenes, poor fifhts scenes, they are supposed to be seasoned warriors, it looks like they have never seen a sword never mind wield one. Poor costumes and what about the hair styles lol. Could have been such a good series.
This show is excellent! I think it deserves a second season.
I have just binge watched the series and have enjoyed it. I hope they decide to renew the series. It is entertaining and has a lot of opportunity for story development.
No cannot cancel show something different to watch love the show
Yes. I’ve seen Beowulf and want another season.
I connected to the bizarre fantasy world the series is based on. The storyline was building nicely with strong characters. Love interests, betrayal, mystery, bravery, cowardice….. I am anxious to see what happens. It will be a shame to be cancelled so soon. I too, did not know about the series until I just found it. Advertising must have been extremely limited. I am looking forward to many years of this series. Hopefully it will continue on.
I really enjoyed watching Beowulf. I hope they reconsider and give the series a chance to catch on. I accidentally fell upon the show….I think the main problem in USA was poor advertising. I knew nothing about the show until I just found it while flip if through channels. Up your advertising and please give it another go!!
Four generations of my family are watching Beowulf. It’s a breath of fresh air to have a family friendly fantasy drama all the family can enjoy; in a genre that tends to really on graphic violence, nudity and strong language. The story and characters are advancing nicely; and when did you last see a show with so many strong female characters. Can’t wait to see the resolution to the current storyline and hope there are many seasons to come.
This is a different and unique Beowulf and I really like that! The monsters are interesting and well done, but the best part of this series is that it’s more family friendly than most shows on TV. This was one that I looked forward to sharing with my oldest grandson. I have been so disappointed with all the super hero shows/movies because they are not family friendly and it would be so nice if kids could enjoy these fantasy stories and great if the adults in their lives could watch with them!
This show could have been epic but it seems they had no respect for their target audience. The world building was terrible, the monsters poorly realized and utilized, the historical setting completely ignored for some unrealistic weird fantasy world. There was so much potential for this show and it was utterly wasted.
Honestly I expected the cancellation after watching the first ep. There are many very good shows unfairly cancelled- this is not one of them.
Yes, I have seen Beowulf and Yes, I think it should be renewed for a second season.
This show could have been so good but it was weird and full of strange creatures and the term Yarl was really confusing and Beowulf being banished was just stupid. I was bored after episode 5 the story of Beowulf is he defeats Grendyl and becomes king this isn’t like that at all.