Earlier this week, we reported ABC has cancelled Of Kings and Prophets after two episodes. Now, some of the series’ producers have reacted to the biblical drama’s swift cancellation.
Of Kings and Prophets starred Ray Winstone, Olly Rix, and Simone Kessell in stories based on the Biblical Books of Samuel.
On their Facebook page, producers Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi expressed disappointment with ABC’s decision but sounded hopeful about the series getting picked up somewhere else:
We feel confident that ABC Studios will find a new home for our show so that the millions of you who have tuned in to see it will get an opportunity to see the rest of this tale, and that millions more will have the opportunity to see it.”
As of now, ABC is not airing the drama’s remaining eight episodes.
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What do you think? Did you watch Of Kings and Prophets? Do you think it should’ve been cancelled? Do you think another network should pick up the series?
This is an immensely sad action. OKAP was a great show.. especially for such a basic cable channel. 2015 and 16 have had amazing shows come on and get canceled within or after the first season. I can’t understand it. Garbage reality TV shows go on forever but genuinely good shows don’t last. People would rather watch some jerk off pick a wife out of a group of dumb bimbos but not watch something exciting and captivating such as OKAP. I’m not even religious and I loved the show. I can’t wait to see the rest of it. Hopefully netflix… Read more »
It is unfortunate that Of Kings and Prophets is cancelled. I was so looking forward to the series.
I didn’t get to see it when it first aired (all episodes) but saw it later on VUDU and tv. Please bring it back.
My hubby and I really enjoyed this show! Nice to see Biblical stories told in a realistic way. Please bring it back or put it on Netflix or Amazon Prime so we can see the remaining episodes. Thanks!
When I saw this show I was excited to be watching something that wasn’t the same garbage. Please bring the show back.
I have been watching the series and hope another station has the sense to pick it up. Such a shame it was canceled.
It’s sad that a great drama series like this gets axed like it’s absolute crap. This show was just starting to be good. I hope they at least put it on Netflix or another cable television channel like STARZ. A note to tv execs: As a film and TV critic, I am tired of seeing the same old reality TV crap, Music competition shows, and cooking competition shows. GET ORIGINAL IDEAS ALREADY!
Please return “Of Kings and Prophets” to your network. It is a wonderful program. The rights and requests of Christians is just as important as others … please bring it back. Thank you
Put the show back on!! We loved it! So sad it has been canceled…
My husband I loved this show. We had our DVR set to record it so we wouldn’t miss an episode. We Couldn’t believe when we went to watch the third episode only to find it was cancelled. Please bring it back and give a great biblical story another chance to be enjoyed. Very disappointed in ABC…
So disappointed that this series was cancelled. If certain organizations think the program is inappropriate in some way, just don’t watch it! ABC, shame on you!!
This is one of the reasons why I cancelled my cable, when the good stuff comes out it gets cancelled and you get stuck paying for reruns of the same garbage, no more quality or originality on cable or satellite these days and they wonder why there is so many cord cutters.
Im bummed the show got cancelled, hope theres a way to watch the rest of the tale. Also wish it wouldnt stop, keep the true bible stories coming. Great job, bringing bible stories to life awesome
It is sad to see how Integrity is no longer a principle at ABC.
I truly enjoyed the 1st 2 episodes. The story line kept me glued to every scene and it was nice to see a new series capture my attention like that. Everyone I have spoken to who had watched it shared the same feelings and loved it. Such a shame it never even got a chance. I hope it gets picked up soon.