Well, it’s official. FOX has cancelled Thursday night drama Gracepoint after one season. There won’t be a second season on the network but there seems to be a small chance that it could continue elsewhere.
Gracepoint begins when a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach in the small northern California town of Gracepoint. The tragedy and ensuing media frenzy soon turns neighbor against neighbor as the police try to figure out what happened. The cast includes David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Michael Peña, Virginia Kull, Madalyn Horcher, Kendrick Sampson, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Kevin Rankin, Sarah-Jane Potts, Stephen Louis Grush, Kevin Zegers, Jessica Lucas, and Nikolas Filipovic.
The ratings for Gracepoint started out low and got worse as the season progressed. For whatever reason, many viewers just weren’t interested in the series — despite being assured that the mystery would be solved by the end of the 10 episodes.
With such poor ratings, it’s no surprise that FOX has cancelled the series. TVLine has confirmed it and actually, the network had already quietly told viewers it wasn’t coming back. At the end of a preview, the final episode of the season was called the “series finale.”
While Gracepoint won’t be returning to FOX, showrunner Dan Futterman has hopes that the Shine America production company will find an alternative home for the series. In a recent interview, he said, “You know as much as I do at this point. Shine, there’s been some changes at the company and so I don’t know what the intention is to do with the programming that they’ve got. [Co-showrunner Anya Epstein] and I would love the opportunity, but we don’t know any more than you do.”
What do you think? Would you like to Gracepoint return for a second season? Was FOX justified in cancelling this show? Would you watch season two on another channel?
I loved this show…can’t figure out Fox cancelling it…come on bring it back…Also anyone miss The following with Kevin Bacon…that was another excellent show…
I loved the show gracepoint!! It was a great mystery and it put me right on the edge of the seat!! I really hope they continue it because I want answers to my questions!!
Come on! We need to watch Gracepoint: Season Two on another channel. It should be on either Netflix or BBC America. Now, we’ve had Broadchurch being remade in the U.S. and France. Where will it be remade next? Australia? Sweden? Italy? Spain? Japan? Russia? Ireland? Germany? New Zealand?
Netherlands? Belgium?
Why can’t we go back to having the professionals preform what we watch on television? If I want to watch “ordinary” people ( who creep me out, by the way), I’ll sit out on the porch and spy on the neighbors. Reality TV is SOOOOOO. declasse. Boring and inordinantly stupid. It is so sad that there aren’ t enough intelligent people in the country to make good television worthwhile, i. e. profitable, for the producers. Put Gracepoint back on any network that has the class to take it, please.
Every show that I get interested in seems to not get picked up for another season!!! I hope this series gets picked up by another station! Really tired of The Bachelor and Bachelorette! These shows are ridiculous! I was watching Low Winter Sun It got canceled also! Whats up with that!!! Please bring these shows back!
Yes, absolutely!!! This show was gripping and well done. I would watch it on any channel. Why is it that American TV viewers want either reality TV or the same old diluted, washed out, supposed “dramas” that continue to be the same with different titles??
Wake up America and try something different for a change. Something with substance and intelligent dialogue like GRACE POINT!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a fantastic series, drama that the U.S. actually did very well for once. Devastated it wont be running for a second series as the U.K one did.
I loved the show wish it would return!! I found it interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat! Didn’t expect the ending!! Good luck!!
I WANT THIS SHOW TO COME BACK ! I LOVED IT
I liked the show. I hate it when they end without resolving the story. Who killed the boy?
Ellie’s son Tommy killed Danny by accident.
Oh, come on, you silly producers! At least set season two a few years after season one. If Danny’s family and Carver finds out it Tom who killed Danny by accident, not Joe, I’m sure everybody will understand. You could get Netflix to bring Gracepoint back for a second season after David Tennant finishes filming Broadchurch (season three). Oh, and Gracepoint: Season Two should be based on Broadchurch: Season Two.
The female cop’s husband on the face of it. He was sexually attracted to the boy. But, the cliffhanger was that Tommy (Anna Gunn’s son) really killed him and his father took the blame.
Love this show!! Bring it back#!
Love the series. Would watch on any channel!
I love the show! Me and four friends made that our night to get together just so we could watch the show! Then we would try to guess what was coming next. It held our interest and we would watch it again. Please please bring it back. Try the hallmark channel. They are great at giving shows a second chance.
Grace point was my absolute favorite series.They tried to sort of copy the theme with sins and secrets, which did not even come close to being as Suspenseful or exciting as Grace point. My whole family would wait all week, and be so excited when it was the night for Grace point. Please,please bring it back!¡!
I thought the show was very interesting and kept you guessing about who had done it. It was a thriller and if it came on again whether on Fox or elsewhere I would watch it. I enjoyed it.