Earlier this month, Sleepy Hollow showrunner Mark Goffman left the series after two seasons. The show’s ratings were way down in season two and word was that the network would cancel Sleepy Hollow if a suitable replacement showrunner couldn’t be found.
Today, FOX announced that Sleepy Hollow had been renewed for a third season of 18 episodes. Clifton Campbell, who created The Glades, will take over as showrunner.
A supernatural police drama, Sleepy Hollow follows Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), a patriot who was killed 230 years ago. He finds himself resurrected in modern day and partners with a female police lieutenant. Unfortunately, the Headless Horseman has also returned. The cast includes Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, Clancy Brown, John Cho, and Richard Cetrone.
Here’s the renewal press release:
“SLEEPY HOLLOW” PICKED UP FOR A THIRD SPELLBINDING SEASON ON FOX
Veteran Television Producer Clifton Campbell Signs On As Executive Producer and Showrunner
FOX has renewed mystery-adventure series SLEEPY HOLLOW for a third season, it was announced today by David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. Television producer Clifton Campbell has signed on as executive producer and showrunner.
“SLEEPY HOLLOW is truly inventive television. The talented producers – led by Alex, Bob, Len and Heather – along with the brilliant cast, anchored by Nicole and Tom, have created a fantastic world that brings ‘history’ to life with compelling and vibrant storytelling,” said Madden. “I had the pleasure of working with Clifton on both ‘The Glades’ and ‘White Collar.’ He is an excellent producer, and we can’t wait to see what this team has in store for Season Three.”
Campbell joins the series after serving as creator and executive producer of “The Glades” and co-executive producer on “White Collar.”
The jaw-dropping conclusion of Season Two left Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) and Lieutenant Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) with a decisive, albeit heartbreaking, victory over evil. In the name of good, Crane made the ultimate decision to kill his wife, Katrina Crane (Katia Winter). With evil seemingly at bay, the third season will explore how the partnership between Crane and Mills will evolve and what challenges these two witnesses will now face.
SLEEPY HOLLOW is a thrilling mystery-adventure drama series spanning two and a half centuries, in which a resurrected Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) pairs up with a present-day police lieutenant (Nicole Beharie) to save the enigmatic town of Sleepy Hollow – and the world – from unprecedented evil.
From K/O Paper Products in association with 20th Century Fox Television, SLEEPY HOLLOW is co-created by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove and Len Wiseman (“Hawaii Five-0,” “Underworld” and “Total Recall”). The series is executive-produced by Kurtzman, Orci, Wiseman, Heather Kadin and Clifton Campbell, who will serve as showrunner.
“Like” SLEEPY HOLLOW on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SleepyHollowFOX. Follow the series on Twitter @SleepyHollowFOX and join the discussion at #sleepyhollow. Find out more about the series at www.fox.com/sleepy-hollow.
All episodes of Season Two of SLEEPY HOLLOW are available on FOX NOW and Fox on Demand to subscribers of participating pay-TV services. To learn more about FOX NOW, please visit www.foxnow.com.
What do you think? Do you like the Sleepy Hollow TV show? Do you think it should have been renewed or cancelled instead?
sleepy hollow is the best show on tv ,keep it on
My husband and I love the show. We always look forward to it coming back.
Sleepy Hollow is my show!!!! I have been feverishly trying to find out if it had been renewed cause I heard they did not plan to renew it. I am OVER the moon now that I found out it has been renewed thank goodness!!!!! I was heated when I thought it was cancelled. Please keep this show on air. Write in people and let them know how much the show is loved. Love the chemistry between Abby and Crane.
Love this show!!!! Please don’t cancel.
The best show ever, SLEEPY HOLLOW. The story & characters, keep me coming back for more. Please make this season begin soon. I’m waiting to hear the date & time.
Sleepy Hollow should be renewed awesome show
Yes im glad Sleepy Hollow was renewed and hopefully the stories would be GREATLY IMPROVED. Good vs Evil, is one of the aspects of this show is what attracted me to it, NOT the “soap opera” between Crane and Katrina. 🙂 🙂 🙂
glad to see Katrina killed in last episode, Icabod and the police lt. make cute couple, hope a romance blossoms
Please keep it going for many seasons, too many of my shows are done Notify us of anticipated new air date please
I agree with Susan please don’t change the story it’s different. I’m so ready for the show to come back. By the way does anyone know when the show will be back?
I love that show please bring it back. Don’t change the story because it keeps you wondering what’s going to happen next.
Counting down to sleepy hollow!!!! I miss that sexy Ichabod Crane. If supernatural can last as long as it has Sleepyhollow can go on for a long time. I just finished watching season one and two of Sleepyhollow again.
LOVE Sleepy Hollow. Please keep them coming, even if we have to wait for new episodes.
The cast is fantastic and the stories, although at times quite violent, are surprisingly uplifting at the end of each episode. Good vs evil and the good guys are the best!
I also agree with Tammy. My husband and I love this show. We are both retired now so we have movie night and that was one of our favorites. Please give us date nite again with a great show to watch.
I love this show, but I do get frustrated because it airs so randomly. You start getting into the show, then it won’t air for two sometimes three weeks. Because of this, I believe that is why the ratings start falling. Bring the show back, be more consistent on airing it.
I agree with Tammie!!!I hate waiting two to three weeks for the show to come back by then you get into another show and then you forget. I’m excited about the show coming back.
I agree with Tammy too! But I have noticed that is happening with a lot (airs randomly) of TV shows on ALL stations. I think that is because they pay the stars of many TV shows a heck of a lot of MONEY, so they just don’t make as many shows then they spread them out like that to get through the season.
I agree with Tammie too! why they only air for a few weeks is really annoying. I’m glad it was renewed its my favorite show and I can’t wait until it returns. 🙂 🙂