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 would love to see more of this series
I thought it was a top show. I really enjoyed it. Told my friends about it and now find out that there may not be a second series. This is crazy.
I thought it was a great show and was very disappointed to hear that there are no plans for a second season.
I thought this show was great! Really kept you guessing and it was great acting. I hope they have a season 2!
Really liked Gracepoint. Disappointed that it was canceled.
I really enjoyed Gracepoint and very disappointed it’s been canceled. I taped all episodes to make sure I didn’t miss one. Excellent murder mystery. I hope it is picked up by another network.
I really enjoyed watching Gracepoint! I honestly had to make myself save some to watch later, or I would’ve watched all the episodes in one night! Just like eating a Lays potato chip, no one can eat just one, lol….I do hope there will be a season two, on another network!
Would love to see a season two.
Gracepoint started slowly. And I was annoyed in parts. But it may be one of the best murder mysteries I’ve seen in years.
I just finished watching Gracepoint over two evenings. I don’t quite know the next steps, but I’d love to see a full second season. 6-17-23