The Halcyon is closing its doors. RadioTimes reports ITV has cancelled the TV series after one season.
The period drama follows the staff and residents of a London hotel during World War II. The cast includes Steven Mackintosh, Olivia Williams, Hermione Corfield, and Matt Ryan.
Even though ITV has cancelled The Halcyon, the series’ showrunners are reportedly looking to other networks to pick up the WWII drama, which ended its first season on a massive cliffhanger. However, producer Chris Croucher told RadioTimes there isn’t a lot of time left to save the show:
Andy Harries, [CEO] at Left Bank hopes that there might be somewhere else that we could go. Nothing is confirmed at the moment. I believe he is trying.
It’s difficult with timeframes, because actually our option period on the actors is about to run out, and we have our beautiful hotel standing in West London, and every week that’s costing us and that adds up.
So I think a decision would need to be made very quickly.”
What do you think? Have you seen The Halycon? Do you want a second season?
What’s keeping them so long? Just get BBC One or Amazon Prime to pick The Halcyon up for a second season, already. Just take those scripts to one of them.
I hope it’ll come back next year or the year after.
From new Zealand. ..a classy drama. We want more!
From New Zealand. Absolutely loved the Halcyon. More please!!!
Greetings from the States. The Halcyon is a fabulous, & the characters need to have their stories told!!
Please pick up season 2! We are 3 families dying to see more!
Someone please pick up a second season!!! This show wasn’t promoted enough. It was a happy accident that I found on Amazon.
Halcyon has more stories to be told. This series is interesting & entertaining…SO SAD, the powers that be…don’t see what WE do.
Everybody sign up and get all your friends and all your families to join in.
https://www.change.org/p/itv-we-want-series-2-of-the-halcyon
I was absolutely crazy about this serie and I followed every episode with my mum! This serie is unique and can be watched by any age! I’m very sad it wont continue.
Has anyone wrote a letter to Left Bank Pictures about finding another network to pick The Halcyon up for a second season? Like BBC One or Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Please don’t discontinue this wonderful series – the plot is riveting, the actors are superb, characters are true to life, excellently portrayed and you really care what happens to them in a storyline that’s keeps you coming back for more — especially if you’re a 2nd world war history buff. It would be terrible not to be able to follow the characters through to the completion of their story!
The series is spectacularly well-done bringing up all sorts of emotions which give much pause for reflection about many issues relevant in today’s world. Please continue this important work.
Another wonderful TV show that’s going to be axed as usual to make way for more of the same old depressing, violent rubbish. Why do all the good shows get discontinued? Please bring The Halcyon back . Jericho and Home Fires were also brilliant. There is just hardly anything worth watching on TV anymore!
Please bring back this brilliant series. Why is quality taking a back seat? I have also just finished watching Home Fires, another great series axed. Please reconsider.
Please don’t leave us hanging. You must make another series. We bought the DVD and have enjoyed it so much.
One of the best shows since Downton Abbey, it will be a tragedy if it doesn’t continue.