Charlie Manx isn’t immortal after all. AMC has cancelled the NOS4A2 TV show so there won’t be a third season. The second season aired on both AMC and sister channel BBC America.
A supernatural horror series, NOS4A2 stars Zachary Quinto, Ashleigh Cummings, Jahkara Smith, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia Kull, Jonathan Langdon, Ashley Romans, Jason David, and Mattea Conforti. From creator Jami O’Brien, the series follows a seemingly immortal being who sustains himself on the souls of children. Season two takes place eight years later and Vic McQueen (Cummings) remains more determined than ever to destroy Charlie Manx (Quinto). Manx, having faced his own mortality, emerges desperate for revenge against Vic. He sets his sights on the person who means most to Vic – her eight-year-old son Wayne (David). The race for Wayne’s soul sends Vic and Charlie on a high-speed collision course, forcing both to confront the mistakes of their pasts in order to secure a hold on Wayne’s future.
The second season of NOS4A2 averaged a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 378,000 viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 52% in the demo and down by 52% in viewership.
On BBC America (where the show is simulcast), the second season of NOS4A2 averaged a 0.02 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 107,000 viewers.
The de facto series finale aired on August 23rd. The news of the show’s cancellation comes from series creator and showrunner Jami O’Brien.
Well friends, I heard from AMC last week. We won’t be making a 3rd season of #NOS4A2 . It’s a bummer, but I’m grateful we were at least able to finish adapting the storyline from Joe Hill’s terrific novel… 1/4
— Jami O'Brien (@jami_obrien) August 31, 2020
CONGRATULATIONS to every single member of our phenomenal team on two seasons of weird and wonderful TV. I will miss seeing everyone back in Little Rhody this year, but I’m awfully proud of all we’ve done together… 2/4
— Jami O'Brien (@jami_obrien) August 31, 2020
THANK YOU to @joe_hill for all your generosity, imagination, and support, and for trusting us with Vic and Charlie, Maggie, Bing, Linda, Chris, Lou, Tabitha, Wayne, Millie, and all your flawed, complicated, and beautiful characters… 3/4
— Jami O'Brien (@jami_obrien) August 31, 2020
And THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to everyone who tuned in — especially to those who tweeted along with us each week — you made Sunday nights a lot of fun. Hope to do it again with you all somewhere down the road… xoxoxo 4/4
— Jami O'Brien (@jami_obrien) August 31, 2020
Check out our list of 143 TV shows that also won’t be returning for the 2020-21 television season.
What do you think? Have you enjoyed the NOS4A2 TV series? Did you watch on AMC or BBC America? Would you have watched season three?
I watched all of the episodes and it was time for the series to end. In the future, it they bring it back with the girl and her tiles and some new adventure. Maybe they could hunt down other mystical people with a knife that they use for evil and each season they change it up. I’d watch it again. I like the actress who was the main character, but she was too tortured acting. and it was getting old.
I understand that the ratings were down quite a bit in the second season but I think with streaming and other ways to watch these shows it makes it easier for people to miss the airing of episodes with the intention of catching up later. I believe AMC should have given a chance for a third season still which I and many people I know would have watched faithfully. Great show!
I loved this show and was looking forward to more season. I think AMC made a big mistake. Hopefully Netflix or someone will pick it up #SAVENOS4A2
I really enjoyed the show and would have watched it until it ended but looks like I did.So sad no season 3.
I don’t know how ratings work. Do they just check and see how many people are watching the first airing at 10:00 pm. If that’s the case then I was still watching The Alienist. Then I’d go directly to the next airing of the same episode of NOS4A2 at 11:00 pm. Loved this series. Now we are all left hanging from this recent season. So heartbroken, that this has happened. With all the different Walking Dead, Fear The Dead, etc. it seems like they could at least give a third season of NOS4A2 just to give us fans some closure.… Read more »
What a complete bummer was really looking forward to season 3 with Millie manx taking over the role could have lots of story to go but once again you get hooked on a show and it goes away really fast sorry that has happened but maybe at 3rd season will come around in the future if more people voice their opinions thank you GO NOS4A2!!!
Really enjoyed the show, the actors & the creepy story line. Was looking forward to season 3 as we were left hanging with so many unanswered questions. So sad to hear it won’t be returning. I’m pretty sure every Xmas I’ll be thinking, “Who wants to go to Christmasland ?” in Charlie’s voice. R.I.P. NOS4A2. I’ll miss you 🙁
This is messed up once again another GREAT SHOW GONE … thanks alot
I would have loved a third season.Very disappointing
The 1st season had some interesting things but the Christmas Land thing was hard to get into and the bad guy wasn’t scary. It was really a mix bag. I liked in the 2nd season she decided to keep her kid and decided to stay in her town. Too many times Hollywood has a trope of putting down small towns and make the argument that your life or dreams won’t be worthwhile unless you move to a big city. Now everyone is fleeing most big citties. It still had a lot of the uninteresting stuff that the 1st season had… Read more »
Barely made it through the first season it was somewhat entertaining but too many episodes. The start of the second season was just awful though, and dropped it.
Seems a lot of other people agreed as ratings were down 50% from first season.
I could tell the way they were pushing it was not doing well, BBC America is a channel a lot of people don’t get. Might as well be renamed Planet Life because that is what is on most of the time.
wow just great another amc show i liked gets cancelled.n0s4a2, into the badlands,preacher,halt and catch fire,feed the beast all were good shows.guess amc needs more money to make more walking dead crap
YES! I would have loved to have a 3rd season!
AMC is becoming the next FOX channel aka cancelling shows, oh well I didn’t expect it would get a third season!
What a shame. It was so good they need it ship it to another channel