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School’s out forever. The BBC has cancelled its Class TV show, after just one season. Radio Times has confirmed there will be no season two of this Doctor Who spin-off.
Airing on the BBC America cable channel in the U.S., Class stars Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, Vivian Oparah, Katherine Kelly, Jordan Renzo, Aaron Neil, Pooky Quesnel, Paul Marc Davis, Anna Shaffer, and Shannon Murray. The sci-fi drama follows four students at Coal Hill Academy. Despite their differing backgrounds, they must band together to wage a covert war against aliens who have travelled through space and time.
Here is more on the Class TV series cancellation, from Radio Times:
The drama, written by Young Adult author Patrick Ness, attracted lukewarm reviews when it was shown on BBC3 and in a late night slot on BBC1. Ness has already said he wasn’t writing any more episodes.
However the show had not formally been decommissioned – until today that is, when hopes that the series could continue were finally dashed by BBC3 controller Damian Kavanagh.
Asked by RadioTimes.com whether it would be coming back, Kavanagh said, “No, no.”
“There was nothing wrong with it,” he added. “I thought Patrick did a great job, he explored an amazing world. In honesty it didn’t really land for us on BBC3; some shows don’t and I have to make decisions about what we’re going to do from a drama point of view, and what we did after Class was Clique which worked really well for us.”
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What do you think? Are you a fan of the Class TV show? Should BBC have cancelled or renewed it for season two? Let us know, below
Agree with many comments. Yes there should be a second series. No wonder it didn’t do so well in 2017, on BBC 3 late at night, didn’t even know it existed.
Having only just watched the season and seeing as it was left on a cliffhanger I think there should be another season. Also because I really enjoyed it.
Would really like a season 2
Just finished watching the show & really liked it. Didn’t know it existed. With BBC 3 going to stream only its no surprise it was cancelled. Should have put it on bigger channel, late BBC 2, it was already made, nothing to loose. Or bring back to new BBC 3. 10/03/2022.
It’s was a great show and now that it’s 2019 I hope the creators will change there mind and make that season 2 we all hope for
I like the show and hope it comes back so we can find out what happens or if the shadow king is died
I’ve been watching Dr. Who since 1968. I really liked class And I think it belongs in the Dr. Who universe more.
I loved it too and I am nearly heartbroken that it has been cancelled. I really thought that it would make it like Torchwood and Sarah Jane did a few years ago.
I can honestly say that this is the first time that I have been disappointed with the news that class has been cancelled. Of course, this time, “class” should be with an uppercase “C”. Class dismissed… sadly.
Loved the show. Very disappointed to see it will not return.