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A little over a month after the full first season premiered, Amazon has cancelled its Jean-Claude Van Johnson TV show. Because it originally debuted as part of Amazon’s viewer-influenced pilot season, the first episode premiered back in August of 2016, but season one of Jean-Claude Van Johnson just officially kicked off on December 15, 2017.
An Amazon scripted spy comedy, Jean-Claude Van Johnson stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kat Foster, Moises Arias, Bar Paly, Tim Peper, Phylicia Rashad, Deren Tadlock, Winston James Francis, Filip Van Damme, and Carlo Rota. While the world knows Jean-Claude Van Damme (Van Damme) as a movie star and martial arts expert, he’s actually a secret agent — who is pulled out of retirement to face his fiercest foe — himself.
Today, Amazon also cancelled Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi and Kevin Bacon’s I Love Dick. On the upside, earlier today, they renewed The Tick for season two. Deadline reports:
Amazon is doing more clearing the decks with the cancellation of three comedy series: Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi, Jill Soloway’s I Love Dick and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Jean-Claude Van Johnson.
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“This is part of a move towards bigger, wider-audience series,” an Amazon insider told Deadline.
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The cancellation for Van Damme’s Jean-Claude Van Johnson was very swift, coming only a month after the satire was released.
Amazon, which is on the hunt for big, broad drama hits, has dramatically pared down its comedy series slate, once populated heavily of quirky, underrated half-hour shows. Besides Globe-winning Transparent, Mozart in the Jungle and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and just-renewed freshman hit The Tick, all other existing comedy series have been canceled, and the streaming platform also recently opted not to pick up any of the three comedy pilots from its most recent fall pilot season.
What do you think? Have you watched the first and only season of the Jean-Claude Van Johnson TV series? Did this Amazon TV show deserve to be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Sound off, in comments.
It’s a shame there is so much crap out there , and finally a great show comes along and doesn’t even get a chance to truly spread it’s wings . It deserved at least a second season to at least see where the show was going to end up on a story level becuase it truly had alot of life .This was truly a big mistake by amazon for cancelling this show so early ;they didn’t even give the show a chance to succeed ,they cut the cord way too early on this show and truly dissapointing to see a… Read more »
I loved this show Amazon should definitely bring Jean claude van Johnson back to prime
I loved the show so much, I can’t believe they are canceling it!!! It was great! better than even his movies. Even time cop. Amazon , you are making a big mistake.
I loved this show, and was waiting for season two! Amazon, big mistake canceling jcvd. Not going to do prime anymore. This was the best show on prime, sad to hear it got cancelled. Netflix, pls pls sign on jcvd!
So disappointed!! I absolutely loved the added episodes, it was such a long wait. Cancelling this show is an absolute mistake! JCVD is so good in this series. I personally like that it’s not serious and there’s not enough shows like this available to viewers.
JCVD, if your shows is really canceled, you need to have your agent immediately call Netflix! Can’t wait to see you in something again soon. Thank you for all your hard work in this last season..
Yasss!!
I loved JCVJ!!!! Have been anxiously waiting for season two and sadly disappointed amazon dropping it! Total disbelief, HULU Netflix please pick up this awesome show!!!
My fiancée and I are probably not your typical Jean Claude fans. But by gosh, we sure as hell are now! Please please bring the show and all the characters back!! It was awesome. With all the other crap out there, this satire/black comedy/hilarious spoof needs more air time. Love love loved it!! And I can’t quite say why… but we sure did!!
Wtf – every show I like gets cancelled I’m going to start voting so I can get a “safe space” for cancelled shows
Probably one of the best and original shows I’ve seen in a long time. With superb supporting staff. I cannot believe they would cancel it.
Just got around to watching this… and freaking loved it… very disheartened to hear there won’t be a season 2
Man, I hate this. . .but *maybe* I love the Tick better. I can really relate to JCVJ trying the things that’ve always worked well, and now just turn out bad, but he keeps trusting his heart and instincts.
I thought it was hilarious! It should have been given another season and a chance to build its fan base.
Im highly dissapointed in its cancellation. Being a fan of quirkly nostagia based comedy, i thought the seris had major potential. Also the birth of Philippe Van Damme was a great advertising move. I think all the characters were well written for as b rated as it was. Im sorry it was swiftly taken from us as though joss wheddon had written it.
just read a good idea …netflix…PLEASE PICK
UP JCVJ…GREAT SHOW ..IF YOU DO, GOOD
BY AMAZON…
sorry to read about van Johnson being canceled…may just not renew with amazon…