While fans of Magic City are understandably upset by the show’s cancellation, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht recently explained that the decision wasn’t a difficult one when it came to finances.
At the TCA press tour, he said, “It was a fine show but it was extremely expensive. It had decent audience but distributors weren’t interested in co-marketing it with us, and we felt season two had a pretty reasonable and satisfying landing spot.”
Magic City revolves around the world of Miami’s Miramar Playa Hotel in 1959. The TV series stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, and Danny Huston, with Steven Strait, Christian Cooke, Jessica Marais, Yul Vazquez, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Kelly Lynch, and Elena Satine.
What do you think? Did you like Magic City? Would you liked to have seen a third season?
I loved Magic City it was one of my Favorite shows I never missed a epidode. I really don’t care for reality tv and that’s just about all you can find on tv anymore to watch. I wish some network would pick it up.
Absolutely great show !! Technically, historically, acting, cinematography, costumes, sets, props, all of it. Just a great show. Watched every episode with my 21 year old daughter who continually asked me historical questions about the epoch which MC depicted. Very sad to see it go.
I sure hope the buzz about a Magic City movie comes true. Should be a great story for the big screen.
I did not have Starz when this show aired but I recently got hooked. The quality of the show it so much better than most things out there even in this day of great TV options. I have both spent much time in Miami and I grew up in the early 1960’s so it was a flash to the past. Incredible sets and attention to detail plus rich characters and a story line that makes me want more. Now that I know Starz tends to only keep shows for two seasons it makes me hesitant to get hooked on anymore… Read more »
I think Magic City was by far one of the best shows in a long time, I’m very upset it was cancelled we should petition to get it back in production!!
This show was amazing !i absolutely loved everything about it. Was the most beautiful show that i can remember, and so well written. Please bring it back!
Dear Starz,
I’m sorry i enjoyed this series a great deal. I blew through every episode on Netflix as fast as I could. I simply couldn’t get enough of it. I was staying up late and going to work tired and being unproductive. Thanks for your foolish mistake of pulling the plug on the show, but thanks for the intervention.
By the way…I’m now taking your channel out of my satellite line up.
Respectfully,
Thomas
Why did you let Magic City go?
Let’s get a third season made, you can do it!
Ben Diamond has to get his revenge and
Ike has to get Stevie back! Come on!
Make it happen!
JB
Did not want the show to go!
Loved everything about it and
Very disappointed it left. Would like it to
Continue !
AF
Oregon
Magic City was simply one of the best show on tv in the last few years. Starz made a majr mistake in canceling it. One of the other networks or Amazon, or Netflix’s should be smart enough to pick up the franchise.
I enjoyed this series very much.
I haven’t watched anything on Stars since Magic City is no longer playing. Please return this series!!!
Thank you.
Wish they would change there minds, it was somwhat original like Braking Bad.
Yes seasons 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.. I would have watched. It was great, but now I get to watch shows like Gunsmoke reruns. LOL
Magic City was expensive??? And Black Sails wasn’t? At least Magic City was really good!!!
I tried to watch black sails and davinci’s deamons on many occasions but they’re not good shows at all!!! Magic City will be sorely missed. And I hope another network is smart enough to pick it up. I’d change my cable line up for that!!!
I’d change my cable for Magic City too. I quit watching Outlander because if Starz would cancel a show like Magic City they would probably cancel Outlander too, so I decided not to get interested in anything Starz has to offer.
And that’s the sad reality. I stopped watching network television because I got tired of new shows, good shows with great writing, great acting and story lines, get cancelled after just one season or a few episodes. I would be here writing all day if I listed all of the shows that were unceremoniously cancelled within the last 5-10 years by network television! A small few were lucky enough to get picked up by a cable network, but most were simply canned. 95% of the shows I watch are all on cable. Now you have networks like Starz who are… Read more »
Should be brought back. We never missed it.
This show has now been off the air for over two years now and I want to know where’s the movie? Where’s the closure? Did they simply forget about it and kicked us fans to the curb who faithfully watched and enjoyed the show? What a rotten way to leave things! We (the fans) deserve better than this. They should have known going in the cost of making a time period drama. To yank it with no closure just SUCKS. The fans are always the ones who get screwed in the end. ALWAYS. I’m so tired of investing time into… Read more »
great series, thats crazy
Not a good move cancelling Magic City. Good plot, great acting, realistic ( I was an entertainer in Vegas), beautiful women who can act etc..ec…ect. Best series since Breaking Bad and Startz cancels. Typical…….just like the government firing all the good generals. I liked the series, I will certainly miss it!