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 gracepoint. sorry you are dropping this show i dont have much to watch on fox as it is. Bad call fox
I have to say… I liked Broad church better BECAUSE hearing David T. speak without his accent was rough… That being said.. The twist at the end of Gracepoint was interesting and I’d like to see how it played out!! (Admitting: I’d watch almost anything David Tenant was in… Loved him in Doctor Who, great actor and seems like a great guy!!)
Totally agree!!!
Well you see, the problem with gracepoint is that its just a rip off of the BBC show, Broadchurch. some of the names change but thats about it, the story is the same, if you want a second season watch broadchurch season 2, which in my opinion is the original and better show.
Rake and now GracePoint. This is strike two, Fox. Don’t know why every network claims it’s just the numbers when other shows with worse numbers are renewed. Purchase cost? Nepatism? Certainly potential is out the door and fad reigns supreme. Every hit is a whitewash wave or a piece of gum. Some of us still enjoy a long story not T&A or latest culture craze or shock tv. I’ll search elsewhere. I hear the smaller cable networks tend to stay with their shows a bit longer. This SHOULD Serve As A Wakeup To NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX. Times are… Read more »
Yes, you must bring Gracepoint back. It’s a great drama/mystery show and deserves to be renewed in the U.S. I have begun to watch Broadchurch, but I’m anxiously awaiting the return of Gracepoint…..
but Gracepoint is just a rip off of broadchurch.. the story is comepletely the same, just watch season two of Broadchurch.
Please bring Gracepoint back. It’ a great series, never missed an episode.
The original series, Broadchurch, was shown on PBS early in 2014. It was brilliant and riveting and David Tennant and the woman who played his assistant were/are fabulous actors. Perhaps it was because I was so engaged in Broadchurch, I found Gracepoint less so, but FOX was wrong not to renew. Season 2 of Broadchurch has been running on BBC America but cannot find it on any of the cable channels in my area, so I have downloaded Season 2 from ITunes. If FOX were savvy, they would renew Gracepoint for all of us for whom Broadchurch is not available.… Read more »
I loved the series. Friend recommended the series and I would love to come back .
Loved this show; found the characters to be complex and the plots to have many subplots. Am very disappointed and hope it will be continued elsewhere.
Come On, I just marathoned it….it was Great……!!!
I enjoyed Gracepoint and was desperately hoping for a season II. I think much of the problems with ratings were due to the fact that another high profile, long running series (Revenge) was aired at the same time as Gracepoint, on another popular network. I deeply feel that Gracepoint was not given enough of a chance. Please bring it back and give it a second chance.
Please Keep these good series in play no matter what the network.
I’m recording Broadchurch because I know that Gracepoint is the U.S. version; however, I haven’t watched Broadchurch, hoping Gracepoint will return on a channel I can receive.
Yes please and solve the mystery.
Yes please return and solve the mystery