Starz has decided to cancel their Camelot TV series after one season. While the ratings weren’t bad for the Arthurian show, the numbers aren’t necessarily the whole reason why there won’t be a second season.
Camelot, as you might have guessed, is based on the legend of King Arthur. The series stars Jamie Campbell Bower as a young King Arthur, with Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, Eva Green as Morgan, and Tamsin Egerton as Guinevere.
The premiere attracted 1.1 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That marked the cable channel’s most-watched and highest-rated original series premiere to date. Unfortunately, the second installment dropped 24% in total viewership and subsequent episodes dropped even further. Still, by the end of the season, the ratings were on an upswing. The finale nearly matching the viewership of the premiere.
While Camelot may have ordinarily ended up getting a renewal from Starz, the ratings weren’t the only factor in play.
A statement from a Starz representative notes, “Due to significant production challenges, Starz has decided not to exercise the option for subsequent seasons of Camelot with our production partners GK-tv, Octagon Films and Take 5 Productions.” Deadline reports that some of those “challenges” included scheduling conflicts with some of the actors.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Camelot has been cancelled? Would you have liked to have seen a second season?
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Well I believe that a Season 2 of Camelot should be produced. People have invested money into the boxset of Camelot including myself, and this is very disappointing. Now we are stuck hanging at the season finale of Season 1 and not knowing what happened. I love movies such as Camelot and I believe that the series was not advertised enough to up the view rating. The characters in Camelot were awesome, but I think that King Arthur should have been better looking, because that is what draws the viewers also, such as the younger audience. I think there should… Read more »
How will I know how this rendition of the famed king will play out? Season one was imaginative and well acted. Please reconsider.
Very upset!!! No reason to cancel one of the best shows! Your continuing with Spartacus even though the main character has passed! And they won’t renew Camelot!!! The show is phenomenal!!! Bring it back! Or I wil cancel starz!!!
Yes. I enjoy Camelot very much. The acting was great. I have kept Starz just to see this series. Will now reconsider.
Very disappointed it was far superior to” Merlin “and truer to the original mythology, i thought the writers interpreted the story and made the themes relevant ; archetypal with a modern take… I thought the production and actors were excellent especially the actor who played Morgan and Merlin. It is an iconic tale worth retelling for different generations!
This has been general practice with more than one great shows I’ve been watching. First NBC cancelled The Event, now Camelot goes the same way. For us viewer is becoming a waste of time because there is no closure. The least they should do is come up with one last episode where they tell us how this is going to end. That’s a good thing with Scify channel, they stick with their projects and see them through.
I am very disapointed that Camelot was cancelled. I am not exactlly in the age demigrafic they speek of but I really loved this show. It was interesting and errotic. I lovec the cast and the characters they played. In my opinion this was one of the best series I have seen in a long time. I watched ever episode and waited for the next one the following week. Jeers to you Starz for cancelling this series.
I am so bummed. I was looking forward to a second season all summer. Makes me want to cancel my Starz channels in protest!!!!!!!
I loved this show. I am a big fan of the whole Camelot legend. I thought they had an exceptional cast and great story lines. I was looking forward to the second season. If they don’t pick up a second season I will have to re-think keeping Starz since they play the same movies over and over again. I hope Starz will re-think at least a second season of Camelot. Thank you
I loved this show. I was very unhapp to hear that there was not going to be a season 2. Please reconsider. I love the legendary story of Arthur and I also loved all the actors and the roles they played. Hope to hear good news about a possibility of a second season. Thank you.
I can’t believe this will ne the only season of Camelot! Usually a show can get a second season to probe yourself.
bull ish!!!!!!!!!
Loved the show. Very disappointed there won’t be season 2!
I am very disapointed. The show is based on a historical account of Arthur and I was enjoying the drama. I hope that the film companies and actors will make a season 2.
I am sooooooooooooooo dissappointed 🙁 I was looking forward to seeing where this was going and I love all the actors and the way the story was written. Please, please, please reconsider