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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This is a great well written show.thank god for my DVR
Explain your logic that it’s somehow some kind of “soap”! It’s nothing like a “soap” in any way shape or form. they aren’t even in the same genre!
When I first heard of the gates, I thought it was another poorly done fiction, but its not poorly done at all. In fact, its the best “soap” I have ever seen. Keep the gates on for another season… or at least conclude everything somehow and not leave some kind of cliffhanger.
NO please don’t cancel the gates! You had a good cliffhanger on the end of season 1 to lead perfectly into season 2 please please don’t cancel the gates leave them open please!!!!
I luv the mystery behind the show.. Great script.. Been enjoying watching the 1st season, The fans will be left hanging should ABC cancel the show.. We definitely want MORE!!!
This is a great show, its well written,great acting, and the direction is fantastic, each eposide leave’s you hanging till the next, almost like the serials from early television and movies, they would be crazy to cancel.
Great show, luv it.. We definitely want MORE!!!
Oh for the love of God! I loved this show. I loved Happy Town. I have to say, someone should hire me as a yard stick to predict which shows will make it and which will not…. seems every time I get hooked into watching a show, especially on a major network like ABC, it’s the kiss of death for the show. I am so sick of this…. 50 percent of what I watch gets cancelled. I really liked this show and I am *#)# sick of shows getting cancelled in the middle of a story arc. I for one… Read more »
It’s a great series. I knew it was just for the summer, but let’s hope there will be a second summer for the Gates.
Please don’t cancel The Gates! It’s a great show. Don’t be so quick to cancel…sometimes great things take time!
I LOVE The Gates. Please don’t cancel it! It is unique and the characters are perfect for the story line! If you run it during the fall or spring, I’m sure the ratings would be high.
Love The Gates, its better than a lot of shows they keep on TV. Give it a chance!
I am verfy disappointed that the gates might be cancelled I thought it was a great series and very different. I think the networks are always too fast to cancel a series and don’t give it a chance to catch on.
do not cancell! i love this show!
I was starting to enjoy The Gates. The characters were starting to work well together and the storyline had a number of interesting arcs to it. The supernatural aspect of it combined with the “normal” world of surburbia helped to make it interesting. ABC should give it another season to pick up the ratings. My own watching was via DVR which i think a number of busy people happen to do to allow them to see the programs they enjoy.
Thanks.
I am very upset The Gates is well written ,well acted The Gates is fantastic bring it back for a for another season you can not leave us hanging what happens next?.Bring it back please….