While a second season on ABC seems like a real long shot, ABC hasn’t officially cancelled The Gates (unlike say, My Generation). One of the show’s stars however has been told that there won’t be a second season.
The Gates follows a Chicago police detective (Frank Grillo) who moves his family to a gated suburban community to become the neighborhood’s security chief. They soon discover that their new neighbors aren’t as normal as they appear to be. The large cast includes Andrea Powell, Rhona Mitra, Marisol Nichols, Luke Mably, Travis Caldwell, Skyler Samuels, Chandra West, Colton Haynes, Janina Gavankar, Justin Miles, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, James Preston, Georgia Cole, Johnny Messner, Brett Cullen, Shannon Lucio, Devyn A. Tyler, McKaley Miller, and Louis Herthum.
Ratings expectations are lower in the summer months but the suburban supernatural series averaged only a 0.9 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and just 2.95 million total viewers. Though the ABC show has a devoted audience, there really just aren’t enough of them for a network series.
After weeks without news of The Gates’ status, Grillo recently tweeted, “I’m told from a friend at ABC that The Gates are closing. No season 2 Still unofficial but that’s the latest.”
After a big negative fan response, Haynes tweeted him, writing, “That caused an uproar haha. It is still not decided if #thegates is coming back or not. There is no official news as of now. Soon”
Grillo wrote back, “wow. Certainly did. Just passed on what we got yesterday. As I said. ‘Unofficial’ but as I see ABC’s ratings tank who knows.”
In any cast, it looks like two of the show’s executive producers have already moved on. Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo (who also co-created the series) have been hired by ABC, along with Greg Poirier, to develop a new summer series for the network. It looks like it’ll be a drama that revolves around a female spy.
What do you think? Is The Gates cancelled or will the series miraculously return for season two? If not, would you like to see the story continue in another form — books, comics, or something else?
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PLZ Do Not Cancel the show! this shows is awesome and needs season 2.
I love the story line and i would love see again more episodes;) Sory my english but im from Portugal 🙂
BRING THE SHOW BACKKKK PLEEEASE!!! it cant be cancelled, we all have to see more.. left us off on such a cliffhanger. This show has suuch a unique and amazing story line, with great characters, actors and actresses who play them.. pleaseeee.. the show just has to be “advertised” more, i never really heard of it until I saw it on netflix.. show more commercials of it, its suuuch a great show and deserves a chance to be seen. Shows like this are “IN” right now, why would it be cancelled..?
That show was great the keep doing this putting something good on and then they cancel it….
I REALLY LOVED THAT SHOW PLEASE BRING IT BACK
BRING IT BACK !!!! Vamps and Werewolfs are hot hot hot. love Vampire Diarys,True Blood and Twilight love the Gates too soo I want MORE!!! give it one more shot Pleases!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed the show. I wish they would bring it back. I want to know what is coming next in the plot. Please bring this show back.
Just finished watching the first season on Netflix…Wow what a way to leave us hanging..It’s par for the course though, I agree find something you like and they cancel it. Alot of people I know are turning away from television and turning on to other things. The quality of the programing is turning to crap….I would really like to see a follow up on The Gates it has so much potential for a second season.
I am so upset i been watching the Gates on Netflix because i had seen netflix was reecommending it because i watched DRESDIN. OK so now im hooked on the gates and its no more im upset. BRING THE GATES BACK! If we gotta change the name lets do it Call it “THE BACKYARD ” something dang lol
I totally loved the show. Got a lot of my co-workers hooked too. I hope it returns for season 2. Maybe it will have higher ratings if it runs in the fall time. PLEASE, PLEASE bring it BACK!
I too enjoyed this series …..I missed a few episodes and will enjoy watching the season all over again…. Hopefully one day
Another great show not given a chance to blossom! I have been waiting to hear when The Gates was returning for season 2 and now I read its been cancelled. Unbelievable. Everytime an interesting and different kind of show comes on , its isn’t given much time to succeed. Bring back “the Gates”, PLEASE. I am about to stop watching ABC especially after the news that “All My Children ” has been cancelled after 41 years of tireless devotion to its fans. Who ever makes these decisions needs a new profession as they can”t seem to this right!
i would love to see a second season of the gates it was a great show why cancel a great show that obveously alot of people really like and loves it, but if tv producers and others that made the show happen come to there sences and be smart to put it back on tv i would love to see a series of the gates in books, i would definatley read them. bring the show back!!!!!!!!!
I loved this show. Something sooooo different. Why not give it a chance to bloom? Booo to whomever makes these decisions.
I didn’t know about the gates before or I would have been watching it….I saw it on Netflix and I had been looking for it to come back out…PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THE GATES THE SHOW WILL BE MISSED…….GIVE US A SEASON 2 I’M BEGGING YOU BRING IT BACK PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every time we get a good show on, some idiot decides to cancel it!this was such a great show!!! why end it after one season! you didn’t even give the show a chance.. I mean there are alot of shows out here that should be cancelled but you still see then running 4 or 8 season…I mean how could they just end the season like that and not follow up. I am upset
the Gate is a good show so if your reading this BRING BACK THE GATES