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If you’ve got a haunted house to sell, unfortunately, it looks like The Roman Agency has closed. The SurrealEstate TV series has been cancelled and won’t be returning for a second season, at least not on Syfy. The first season of 10 episodes finished airing in September.
A Canadian paranormal drama series, SurrealEstate stars Tim Rozon, Sarah Levy, Adam Korson, Maurice Dean Wint, Savannah Basley, and Tennille Read. The story follows an elite team of specialists at The Roman Agency who handle the cases no one else can — haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. Researching, investigating, and “fixing” the things that go bump in the night, the team works to create closure (and closings) even as they struggle with demons of their own. Nick Roman (Rozon) is the agency owner and has gained a whispered reputation as someone who could sell the haunted houses that nobody else could. Susan Ireland (Levy) is an enormously successful realtor who doesn’t believe in ghosts or hauntings. Father Phil Orley (Korson) is the agency’s research specialist while August Ripley (Wint) specializes in technology, and Zooey L’Enfant (Basley) serves as the agency’s office manager. Meanwhile, Megan Donovan (Read) is a medical student who just inherited a house from her grandfather.
In the United States, the first season of SurrealEstate averaged a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 315,000 viewers in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
Series creator and showrunner George R. Olson broke the news that SurrealEstate had been cancelled on Twitter and noted that producers are trying to find the show a new home.
He wrote, “Hey folks. Sorry to tell you that we will not be moving forward with Syfy on Season Two of #SurrealEstate. But we have no intention of leaving Luke alone in a bowling alley when his mom is out there somewhere and mortgage rates are so reasonable. … We’re committed to finding a new home for #SurrealEstate, and if there’s one thing The Roman Agency knows about, it’s finding new homes. You can help us by keeping #SurrealEstate in your hearts, minds, tweets and posts. … Stay tuned. And thanks so much for believing in ghosts, demons, Roadies, LRG’s, Mumfords, low-maintenance composite decking and our little show.”
*Update: Syfy subsequently reversed its decision and ordered a second season of SurrealEstate.
Awww figures. Good show ,di really liked it..its been awhile since any show held my interest. This one did. Damm scify!
My spouse and I (retired mid 60’s) are also disappointed to hear SurrealEstate was cancelled. We both enjoy the modern age real estate ghostbusters purging and cleansing houses of unwanted supernatural tenants. The show, characters, and stories were clever, amusing, well acted and too new to be cancelled prematurely.
My husband and I are extremely disappointed to hear that Surrealestate has been canceled. We are viewers in our mid-50s and have really enjoyed the show so far. We don’t watch a show until we have all the episodes available. I guess we should have watched them as they aired, but we don’t do that; we’re binge watchers.
I love this show! Hope Netflix picks it up or anyone. As for SYFY your programming choices are questionable at best. You repeat the same movies over and over and over. You will put 4 episodes of the same show on in a row. Keep a decent show on!!! SMH
I finally find a good show on SyFy and it gets canceled. What a shame. Perhaps Netflix or Prime will be smart enough to pick it up?
My husband and I both enjoyed watching SurreaL Estate. I am very sad to see SyFy cancel it. I am disappointed that really good and entertained Ng shoes on SyFy are the ones that seem to get cancelled. There was so little promotion for Surreal Estate before it began airing. It deserves another chance.
I loved the series and am saddened that it is cancelled. Please bring it back.
Syfy has really hit bottom. I’m so tired of not Scifi stuff on SyFy. I really liked Surrealestate. I was looking forward to seeing another season. I’d like to see how Roman gets his gift back. I vote for Netflix picking it up.
Me too! Wanted to see what happens to Luke. This sucks.
I’m really disappointed to hear of the cancelation of one of the most innovative Canadian tv shows. Surreal Estate. The characters were well thought out, plot was interesting, and so much potential.
Way to go, SyFy. You lost another viewer.
I really enjoyed the Surrealestate series, it was refreshingly different!
In my opinion Sci fi network has changed , and not in a good way, I had, stopped really watching Sci Fi , then they came up with a really good series , and then cancelled it after then 1st season…. I’m Done!!
Here’s hoping that another network with vision will pick it up, like Netflix, or Hulu!
That’s the pits!!!! I was really excited about season 2. Please, Please find SurrealEstate a new home!!!!!
A great show. My daughter who is 32 and myself 65, we love it. Bring it back!!
My mom who is 78 and myself 52 love to watch show together as well. Its really ashame.
I really enjoyed the season one of surreal estate. I hope you can find some place to put season two. It’s an excellent TV series show. Please continue it if you can. Thank you
I really like this show. This is super disappointing news. WTF SyFy, you have a lot of crap shows that you keep renewing?!
Exactly!!!
I really enjoyed the show. When season one ended I really hoped for more. It seems like every time I find a show I really enjoy it’s gone. Please bring the show back it is my kind of show.