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There won’t be a second season of the Kindred TV show, at least on Hulu. The sci-fi drama series was produced by FX and was released as an exclusive on the streaming service. All eight episodes dropped on December 13th.
Created by showrunner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, the Kindred TV series is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Octavia Butler. The show stars Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and David Alexander Kaplan.
Set in 2016, a young Black woman and aspiring writer named Dana James (Johnson) has just moved to Los Angeles in order to be close to her Aunt Denise (Eisa Davis), her only remaining family member. As Dana begins to settle into her new home, she finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, emerging at a 19th-century plantation in the Antebellum South. She finds herself having to confront secrets she never knew ran through her blood.
Kindred generated a 59% approval rating based on critics’ reviews while 88% of the Rotten Tomatoes audience gave it a thumbs up. In the end, viewership was likely not strong enough to warrant FX ordering a second season.
THR reports that Jacobs-Jenkins is expected to shop Kindred to other outlets since he envisioned a three or four-season run for the show. The first season covered about a third of the Butler novel’s material.
What do you think? Have you watched the Kindred TV series? Are you disappointed by the cancellation? Would you like to see a second season produced for another outlet?
Love this series! Please give us a season 2! I know I’m not the only one.
This series is BRILLIANT. One of my favorites for the year. A tragedy if they don’t bring it back.
Please renew for a second season. It would be cruel to keep the viewers hanging at such a critical place in the story.
Yes!!!! Please!!! Definitely need another season ASAP
Loved it and I NEED another season!
I WANT TO SEE A 2 SEASON PLEASE
Please bring it back! I just recently found the first season and was so looking forward to seeing more!
Please renew the series we loved the show!
Sad it’s not coming back on I really liked it me and my mom argued about sleeping once we started and we watched some without her husband and he was mad at us. We bought the book to read after the show but have been waiting for the show to finish its story very disappointed in this
My husband and I loved Kindred. I can’t believe it’s been cancelled! I really hope they will reconsider.
Yes I would love another season or two
Please renew this series. The ending was such a cliff hanger! This was one of the best produced series on television – well produced, superb acting, great story line. Please post emails and addresses, so that Kindred’s fans can bring it back!
It was AWESOME. I am so disappointed it was cancelled. Shame on you!!!
Please bring back this series for seasons 2 & 3. There so much left to discover.
Bring it back!! This is a great showwith so many layers. There are many more questions left unanswered. I am hoping another outlet picks this show up.
Please bring it back!! I really enjoyed the show and believe it deserves a second season. I am so tired of shows being cancelled, leaving viewers with only cliffhangers at season’s end.