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?
This was an amazing series. Bring it back. Maybe no one watched because it was on Fox
Return the show.
Plz bring it bac cancelled the comedies. It was an awesome
show.
Thank u
We loved Gracepoint and will follow it wherever it is shown. Please bring it back! There are so many things left hanging about their personal lives.
We loved the show and are hoping someone will pick it up. It was riveting and we couldn’t wait for the next episode.
My husband and I watch very few shows on channel TV and prefer net flicks etc. but this was one of the best shows on. We loved it and looked forward to it each week. As we are no longer in the 18-49 category I guess our opinion doesn’t count but please somebody pick it back up!
David Tennant and Anna Gunn were excellent – David Tennant always is – but if something “turned people off” it was the awful music score. It made everything seem so much worse, downbeat and relentlessly depressing. Music can underscore a serious plot without being completely depressing from the opening to the last scene.
I loved Gracepoint, it kept me guessing all the way to the end, I thought the writers were excellent. I am so disappointed this show was cancelled.
BK
PLEASE bring it back.. kept you on the edge of your seat.. great show.. tired of all the shows that require no thinking.. this one made you think..
I loved Gracepoint, it’s much better than the British version, I’m trying watch the second season of Broadchurch but it’s not anywhere as good as the Gracepoint version. Please bring it back.
I love the original show Broadchurch and I love Gracepoint also. I hope they bring Gracepoint back for season 2.
Loved the show HOPE it comes.back on any channel.
Loved the show,very disappointed it’s not coming back. Woulde to see it come back on any channel.
I really liked the series Gracepoint. I would love to see it return.
I loved the show Gracepoint. Hopefully someon bring it back