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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im a hugh king arthur fan. i loved joseph finnes as merlin. i hope that STARZ wi;; reconsider
That stinks, I hate it when they drop a series and leave it unfinished. So sad.
Well it is too bad to hear that there is not going to be the 2nd season. If I knew I would not have bought the DVD in the firs place. I think they should at least continue the story.The 1st season was really good. Hope they would make the 2nd season.
YES
make more!
im sick of tv series being canceled mis stream! like the star gate universe series etc etc if i knew before hand that a series was going to be cancelled midsteram i would NOt bother buying the bloody DVDs
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I absolutely loved Camelot. Different but very realistic. Too bad there is no season 2.
yes really sorry **** them
PLEASE do season 2, this is an awesome show which my whole(older) family watch and love. Unlike the repetitive series merlin this changes and keeps you hanging on for the next episode. It is also a nice change to watch something like this instead of all the crappy reality tv shows, I dont normally watch much tv due to all this crap and am dissappointed to hear that something i enjoy so much will not return :((
I would love to see the 2nd Season being added. It’s rather sad that they just left you hanging. I was going to buy the first season but why bother now. I am sure conflicts can be resolved. Why end a good thing???
Deverstated, You cannot leave the story unfinished………surely this can be continued at some stage even if it means being etremely flexible with the filming of it!!!!!!!!!
Yes PLEASE bring back Camelot! I Loved it and I don’t really watch to much TV! Please bring it back!
I’m so disapointed. I hadn’t watched tv for 2 years till Camelot came on and I didn’t miss an episode, so yes I will more than likely cancel starz too. Camelot was awsome, great actors, senery. It had it all. Nothing like most of the c— on tv these days. Pleeeeeze reconsider. The story wasn’t even finished.
I was really counting on a second season. I mean come on, they didn’t finish the story. I loved the movie Excaliber and I was hoping the series would at least play out to that end, (somewhat).
Yes! I want a season 2! Make it happen!
I really sorry, I would like to see the 2nd Season, I understand agenda conflicts can create delays or reschedules but at the end and if the production is good I believe this can be a great Serie.
I really want to have a new season!
The first season was very good!