With the success of Once Upon a Time, ABC had high hopes for spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Unfortunately for fans, their ratings expectations haven’t been met and the series has been cancelled.
On Wonderland, a beautiful young Alice (Sophie Lowe) takes a tumble down the rabbit hole to a place where nothing is impossible. The series also stars Michael Socha, Peter Gadiot, Emma Rigby, Naveen Andrews, and John Lithgow.
Debuting last October, the show’s premiere drew a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.82 million viewers. That was a mediocre start at best and then, the ratings saw a significant drop in week two. The numbers have continued to fall over the course of the season.
It quickly became clear that Once Upon a Time in Wonderland wouldn’t be seeing a second season. Though it’s obvious to most everyone when a show with very bad ratings is going to be cancelled, the network’s rarely admit it.
Earlier this month, ABC released a press release describing next week’s installment of Wonderland as the “season finale.” Last night, the episode preview called it a “series finale,” an acknowledgement by ABC that there won’t be a second season.
Hopefully, the cast and creators could see how things were going and were able to craft a satisfactory ending to the show. Providing closure was certainly the Wonderland producers’ intention.
Before the show premiered, co-creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz said, “However many episodes we wind up doing this season, what we’re planning to do is tell a kind of complete tale with a beginning, middle and end… If it does well, if people like it, hopefully we’ll come back and tell another adventure with this cast.” Sadly for fans, that’s not to be.
What do you think? Are you sorry that there won’t be a second season of Wonderland? Why do you think it didn’t catch on?
Varför slutade ni att göra once upon a time wonderland alla som gillar den skulle vilja ha en fortsättning på once upon a time wonderland
Hi why you end after one season of once upon a time wonderland I miss a container if you do two seasons to so bi I and many happy for we mlove it we need more
Hej varför slutade ni efter den första säsongen på once upon a time wonderland jag har många gånger frågor som jag vill ha svar kan inte ni allra fall göra en säsong till
Need more !
Well I am upset because I never knew it was on. It was an on my channels! That really makes me mad because I would’ve watched it! This is such crap! I’m so sick of good shows coming on and then they’re being canceled all the time! And you put on crappy ones like how many NCIS TV shows do we need? I mean really!!!
Please don’t cancel the show! I’m on episode 5 and I’m in love with the show already! The music is brilliant and it’s perfect. Please please keep it going!!
Please do not cancel the show I love it so much that would die for it giving 2000 rating