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Tonight, HBO airs the first season finale of the Run TV series. Though the cable channel has been quiet about whether the series will return for a second season or not, we now know that Ruby and Billy won’t be back.
The Run TV series stars Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson, with recurring guest stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Rich Sommer, Tamara Podemski, and Archie Panjabi. In college, Ruby Richardson (Wever) and her boyfriend, Billy Johnson (Gleeson), made a pact. They promised that, if either one of them texted the word “RUN” and the other replied with the same, they would drop everything and meet in Grand Central Station and travel across America together. Now, 17 years later, Ruby is shaken out of her humdrum suburban life with that text and she walks away from her ordinary suburb life and flies to New York. There, she reunites with Billy and boards a cross-country train. As their adventure begins, Ruby and Billy fight the tension that still exists between them while attempting to root out each other’s secrets.
Airing on Sunday nights since April 12th, the first season of Run has averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 236,000 total viewers in the live+same day ratings. The traditional numbers are certainly not impressive and Run is one of HBO’s lower-rated series.
Though HBO’s press release for tonight’s finale (“Trick”) merely designates the episode as the “season finale”, HBO’s site notes that it’s also indeed the “series finale” (see below). While the HBO execs could change their minds and renew the Run series for a second season at some point in the future (ala Big Little Lies), it seems that the seventh installment was designed as the show’s last.
What do you think? Did you watch the Run TV series on HBO? Would you have watched a second season?
Update: The series creator of Run is still hoping for a second season renewal from HBO.
Wow, what a great series! I love merit, all the characters, and the writing is incredible! What a great story and how much they are able to deliver in each 30 minute episode. Are you crazy HBO? This deserves a second season, absolutely! You just didn’t promote it correctly, and perhaps the previews weren’t “exciting“. But if you watched it, you would be like me, LOVE IT! Second season please!
Great show seriously need a season 2 please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to see a second season of run!!! If #hbo won’t do it. Please #netflix pick it up. Or #Hulu. I really enjoyed the show. I keep watching. I wish it ended up with them together. It was a fun idea. Run. I know how she feels.
I really liked Run was sad they weren’t bringing it back . I hope they change their minds and do a 2nd season .
I just binge watched the entire season! I would defintley watch season 2! I need to see what happens to them!
I loved the characters (And the actors who played them) and the wonderful “quirkiness” of the story. I would definitely watch another season!!
Please make a second season! I was hooked and binged the whole show!
I enjoyed the show. I hope RUN is renewed for a second season.
I just binged all of this, and loved it! I would really like MORE!!!
I loved Run! I wish it would’ve had more episodes. I didn’t like the ending, but I figured it was only going to be one season and if that was true, this was the most likely way to end it. I would’ve preferred it if she made the other choice ❤️
Loved it!! Would love a season 2. What will Ruby do? I will have to write the second season in my head I guess. Come on HBO. Stop teasing.
I’d love another check-in with these characters just like in the Before Sunrise series….
Brilliant show, with great characters! I truly enjoyed it, and thought it the best of the new series! I hope HBO will not leave this show out in the cold…GIVE US A SECOND CHANCE TO…RUN!
Fabulous show! Bring it back! Great acting, great writing, relatable characters and so much potential for an entertaining season 2.
Just started watching last week and love it! Would love to see season 2!