
Best Friends Whenever cancelled by Disney Channel. Pictured: Landry Bender as Cyd, Matthew Royer as Chet, Gus Kamp as Barry, Benjamin Royer as Bret, Ricky Garcia as Naldo and Lauren Taylor as Shelby. (Disney Channel/Craig Sjodin)
It seems the friendship will have to continue off screen. There will be no season three of the Best Friends Whenever TV show, because it has been cancelled by Disney Channel. Landry Bender posted about the cancellation on her Tumblr blog and made sure to thank creators Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas. Check it out, below.
A live-action comedy, Best Friends Whenever followed best friends Cyd Ripley (Bender) and Shelby Marcus (Lauren Taylor), who have the power to leap forward and backward in time whenever they want – and sometimes when they don’t. The Disney Channel cast also included Gus Kamp, Ricky Garcia, and identical twins Benjamin Cole and Matthew Lewis Royer. The cancellation means the two-part season two finale episode, “Revenge of the Past,” which aired on December 11th, will serve as the unintentional TV series finale.
Landry Bender Confirms Best Friends Whenever Cancelled by Disney Channel
Because social media posts sometimes go missing, here’s the text of Bender’s farewell message.
Hey –
I started writing this on December 16th but I wasn’t yet ready to share. I enjoy writing amateur scripts more than lengthy Tumblr posts but hopefully this’ll do. As some of you may have heard, Best Friends Whenever won’t be going any further. Even though we’ve known this for a couple of months now, it doesn’t make it hurt any less.
First off, HUGE thank you to Jed and Scott (our leaders/work dads) for a multitude of things. I’ve grown so much as an actor and even more as a person through them hiring my barely 14 year old self and trusting me to be a part of an ensemble with some of the most comically talented teenagers I know. They made it a routine to have “writer’s lunch” every Friday where we got to eat upstairs in the production office and get giddy about future storylines, something I’ve been told “kids” shows don’t do. And there were of course SO many other people behind and in front of that show who I adore, who without I wouldn’t be the person I am today, and who I’m sure will attend my wedding someday.
This show was my high school, the best one a girl could dream of. And even though we’ll all move on to different projects, being able to say I grew up with people is something I’ll forever cherish.
I of course can’t give enough thank you’s to you guys for the constant love – truly. We grew a following from nothing which is very rare for a show with quirky teenagers and special effects to do. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Whenever, whatever, wherever, I’m right there with you. xo, Landry
What do you think? Are you sad Best Friends Whenever was cancelled? Do you think Disney Channel should have renewed this TV show for season three, instead? Let us know, below.
I love best friends whenever please bring it back best show ever an I’m 23 still watching Disney why cancel shows that’s best for dumb ones come in Disney
i cant believe they would do this
WHY!!! the only show i like from disney, and they cancel on a cliff hanger. we need to sign a petition
If only Best Friends Whenever could at least have a future revival spinoff or reboot, although I would most certainly go for a future revival spinoff, which would star the two main female protagonist leads, who are Landry Bender and Lauren Taylor, alongside with the rest of the cast, who are Ricky Garcia, Gus Kamp, Matthew Lewis Royer, and Benjamin Cole Royer.
PUT BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER BACK
ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please tell me: Why?!! It was one of the best shows on Disney Channel! I looked really forward to see more of them. (To see more of Ricky and Landry ;), but ofc to everyone in the show!) I am so sad it has ended, because of less views. But you know what, Disney Channel? I only see people here who are really sad and depressed about GMW ending, so please let them make a season 3 and see what the views are after that. Because to be honest: I liked the 2nd season better than the first one, so… Read more »
This was literally the best show ever I got so excited when the show started
I am actually very depressed and I have to binge watch the whole series twice a month just so I don’t cry but I’m almost crying I am this close to bursting into tears right now this was the best show ever at least make a spinoff like best friends whenever: senior year please I am so so sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo depressed if the show can’t continue at least make a spinoff :'(
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hi… iam really depressed too i loved it
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I can’t Believe This! I Loved the few shows I saw!
I’m about to burst into tears too right now
I love this show nooooooooo whhyyyyyyyyy
WHYYYYYYYYYY. This show was so great. It might be that most disney shows have girl main characters but this one was different. It was like every week I was looking forward to a new episode. And one day it said New Season on best friends whenever and it said it started on that Thursday but no on Wednesday they cancelled it. It was like Dog with a blog and Jessie everything is fine and then at the last episode everything twists which i don’t like. But with Austin And Ally they started to end it a few episodes before letting… Read more »
I love the show plz continue
I am a big fan of the show and I am very sad to see this show cancelled. the Disney Chanel will lose viewers if they cancel shows like this and Austin and Ally.
This show was actually pretty good, and Disney goes and cancels it. WHAT THE HECK!!!! You’re going to lose viewers if you cancel the good shows and keep the crappy ones.
Why the devil would they kill this show. Best friends whenever displayed girl power, friendship,and teamwork. Not to mention that Cyd and Noldo were starting to have a romantic connect, and last but not least they Shelby,Cyd, Barry, and Naldo can time travel together the show has to go on
Yes, I agree with you! Cyd and Naldo are so cute together and the show will be even better with the four of them time travel TOGETHER!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Disney Channel, Keep the show, think it through: your viewers will only go up, not down!
Why was it cancelled?
I read somewhere that the show was canceled because from season 1 to season 2 the show got less viewers and they were afraid the show got even less viewers in season 3…
I think they definitly should film season 3. I don’t see the reason why they wouldn’t. At least film next episode beacuse the show doesn’t even have an ending. I mean will Shelby really be trapped in the tower forever? And Naldo and Cyd just started their love. Everyone would be so happy if they would film on. I really hope they are gonna start with season 3!!!
Yeah, me too. I just got curious! Don’t end the show just when we’re getting into it!