Wilkin Brattle (Lee Jones) can now beat his sword into a plowshare, since there will not be a second season of The Bastard Executioner TV show. FX has cancelled the Tuesday night drama after one season of ten episodes.
According to Deadline, creator Kurt Sutter, who also plays the Dark Mute character, knew the 14th century period drama would not return for season two, when he filmed the season one and series finale.
Deadline reports Sutter took out ads (below) in the trades, to thank the cast, crew, and the network. Said cast includes: Jones, Sutter, Stephen Moyer, Matthieu Charneau, Katey Sagal, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Sam Spruell, Darren Evans, Danny Sapani, Timothy V. Murphy, Sarah White, Sarah Sweeny, Ethan Griffiths, and Ross O’Hennessy.
According to Deadline, Sutter did not break the bad news to the cast at the time, as the decision was not then final, and he did not want cancellation news to affect production. Last week, star Katy Sagal admitted she was not sure if there would be a second season.
As of episode nine, which aired Tuesday, November 10, 2015, The Bastard Executioner was not faring well in the ratings. Its to-date season average ratings in the 18-49 demographic was a mere 0.45, with a total average audience size of 1.26 million viewers. Dateline mentions that the ratings were not high enough, considering the cost of shooting on location, in Wales.
This show has been added to the growing list of shows that won’t be back next season.
What do you think? Do you like FX’s The Bastard Executioner TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled? Would you have watched a second season?
Can’t help but wonder if the early Christianity theme helped doom this show. Hollyweird should learn that MOST of us want more of this kind of show.
NOOOO! It was just getting good !
ANY chance it could return on a pay movie channel?
I loved this show. So different from what is on all the other channels.
As an avid fan of Kurt Sutter and his work, I too think the show needed more time! It seems that alot of effort was put into the details, and the cast is very likable. Now that the dirt just started getting good…and the little “group” has formed he’s leaving us hanging??? Ugh…Kurt I so wish you didn’t! ! 🙁
I love this show. The actors are great, and so easy to like them.
This is a huge mistake, it is one of the best shows to date.
Please rethink your position and bring back LadyLove!
Loved this show. So very disappointed, the one show I really got into this season.
This is extremely upsetting and I think a huge mistake. Should of at least waited 1 more season for more viewers. I was a huge fan and hope somehow it comes back. To many sh*t series still playing for a good one not too. Disappointed.
Omg NO, I love this show, I was just telling a friend about it, when saw online it was cancelled.
This was a great show that I looked forward to. Sooooo disappointed it got cancelled!!! Thanks for leaving us with more Kardashians than we need, zombies and endless detective shows. WE NEED MORE PERIOD THEMED SERIES!!!!
Please renew this series I love the series so much
I am so disappointed to hear this amazing show will no longer be. I wish there was a way to continue it without fx. I would pay to see this continue. This was brilliant on every aspect from production, acting, plot everything. I want Bastar d Executioner back!
That was one of the best series if not THE best series on cable this season. It was Game of Thrones caliber. I’m so disappointed it was cancelled. This show would have caught on next season I feel. It needed was more advertising. People would’ve loved it if they gave it a chance.
Should be given a second chance with a little more publicity!! A lot of people never heard about it. Including myself, until a friend recommended it. Now I’m hooked. Everyone I passed this on to is hooked. Very disappointed.
Watched all 10 episodes on HBO yesterday and it took a few episodes to really get in to the core. At episode 9 and 10 we where hooked. I’m sad to read that ther will be no more Lady Love. So much more story to tell!
I know I’m so upset, I really like the show. Me and my 12 son watch it together, I just told him they cancelled it and he asked why?