Chasing Life has been cancelled by ABC Family. Fans will not see the Italia Ricci series return for a season three. The season two finale hit a low in the ratings, and that doomed the series.
This will leave fans without closure. The season two finale series ended things with a cliffhanger, and season three would have picked things up from there.
Patrick Sean Smith, the man behind the series, talked about the season two cliffhanger finale with The Hollywood Reporter.
“With this finale, I wanted to go out as big as possible with as many question marks as possible. Any time I ask a question on a show, I typically know what that answer is. There’s a lot to explore in season three, like April’s emotional state and her big decision to end treatment, there’s a lot to explore with Uncle George and the manuscript and the investigation that’s now in play, and then a lot to explore with Brenna and Finn now that Greer is moving back to town, and also what happens with Beth. I mean, everyone’s life is up in the air right now by the end of the second season.”
Italia Ricci sent out a tweet that expressed how she felt about the cancellation with one emoticon earlier this morning.
💔 RT @THR: ABC Family’s #ChasingLife Canceled After Two Seasons http://t.co/2IE30w43NV
— Italia Ricci (@italiaricci) October 2, 2015
Are you sad about the decision by ABC Family to cancel Chasing Life? Tell us what you think.
I am completely upset about this! I have become so attached to this show and it’s going to eat at me daily knowing that I can’t know what’s going to happen next! I wish there was atleast a book or something that I could atleast read to know the ending if ABC won’t let season 3 happen….. grrrrr RR so freaken mad!!!!
PLEASE RENEW THIS SHOW PLEASE!!!
This is sooo upsetting!!! I look forward to this show!!! Love love love it!!! And now you’re just gonna take it away after we’re all caught up in it now??? Nooo!!! This is wrong to leave us hanging like this!!!
The networks don’t care about the viewers, only what advertisers will pay the most for. When the cash is too small the final “CUT” is announced.
Just one more thing, ABC for years has cancelled every drama I had an interest in watching. Perhaps they should give them a little more time. Many hit shows (example Everyone Loves Raymond) were almost cancelled their first season due to low ratings. Chasing Life had an excellent cast, good storylines, characters we cared about and given a chance and properadvertising I believe it would have attracted many more viewers.
I enjoyed Chasing Life. Sorry to hear it was cancelled, but most shows I enjoy seem to get the ax. I had only started watching this season, did not know about it before then. Maybe that was the problem, not enough people knew about it.
So sad about the news of the cancellation of Chasing Life. I love this show for it talks about real life issues. The show hit it on the mark for many real life issues. I think that maybe people want to see shows that are silly and make no sense. Please rethink your decision and break back one if the best shows on ABC Family. Yvonne
Sorry for my misspelled words. ABC Family please bring back Chasing Life.
I also want to find out what happens to Beth too. Please renew the show for season 3 and more seasons. Please don’t cancel it.
I love this show Chasing Life. I watch it every Monday along with Baby’s Daddy and Switch At Birth. Please do not cancel this. Please renew the show for a season 3 and more seasons. I really want to see if The main character gets healed of her cancer or not die. I want to see her be healed of her cancer and be alive still. Please do not end Chasing Life at all I really want to watch a season 3 so bad please renew it for a season 3 and more seasons. Please don’t cancel it at all.… Read more »
I wish networks would write two scripts for the “season finale.” One with closure, another with a cliff-hanger. Then, at the last minute, if they decide to cancel the next season, they could give us the closure episode. It’d cost them a bit for dual writing and filming, but they probably lose more than that in viewership and good will.
This show was amazing. Loved the entire cast. I am not sure what could possibly replace this show. Cancer happens to so many people and so many can relate. I hope Netflix or Hulu step in to save this show. We have so many questions that need to be answered. The good shows need to stay!
This is exactly why I no longer invest any of my time with the new series networks put out every season. It seems like every show that I enjoy watching is cancelled…Perception, Drop Dead Diva, Graceland, Franklin & Bash…. Seems like my cancelled list keeps growing… I need to know what’s going to happen with Uncle George and April’s future!! Maybe ABC Family could give us a two hour movie tying up all of the loose ends??
I agree. Let’s at least get a movie that answers all of the unanswered questions.
Yes this sucks…they are taking away all the good shows ridiculous! Totally agree with Carolle Demers above! 🙁
What a shame cancelled. Having a family member who bravely fought cancer could empathize with story line. Leaving too many unanswered questions. Please reconsider and renew this quality show.
Sad sad sad!!! This was one of my Favorite shows. Finally a serious show that deals with real life decisions and of course it is cancelled while the continuous hours of drivel and nonsense get renewed. A serious family drama no longer gets any loyalty from the networks. It is so very disappointing !!