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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I really hope for the show to continue. I would give it another season atleast before making the decision. There really wasn’t much previews about the show, so if you make it more known like most shows are, it would get more people interested . Then maybe you would get more viewers. But I wouldn’t cancel after one season.
I really enjoyed watching The Gates every Sunday I really hop that it comes back for a second season.
I can’t believe that the Gates is being cancelled!!!! My friends and I would E-mail each other after each episode to discuss it.
Why do they always cancel programs before they get a chance to catch on. My friends & I are very upset about this. The network should take a clue about when they cancelled “Southland”. Thankfully a cable channel picked it up, and now it’s a huge hit.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE BRING BACK “THE GATES”. It was something different than the norm.
I love the gates, great storylines and actors. It really should be given a second season the last show was a great cliff hanger and I will be really upset if it isn’t picked up. I will be done with non-cable shows. They ones that I like, supernatural in nature, are always canceled. I get invested and than it is canceled. I really have no idea who makes these decisions, but they are not being advised as to what people want to watch. Do these comments reach anyone who has to do with the decision to continue the gates?
KEEEEEPPPP THE GATES i WILL BE SO SAD WITHOUT IT
ITS AN AMAZING SHOWWWW
Please keep the show!!!it’s one of the greatest show I’ve ever seen right next to smallville n supernatural!!!!!
I LOVE THE GATES!!! I’m really hoping and waitin to see another season and another after that!! Please don’t cancel the show!!!
I agree with deborah, try putting the show on Friday or Saturday there is nothing on on those days. I really want to see the show continue on or at least give us some kind of ending!!!! I HATE being left hanging!!!!
I agree with Terri! There are so few shows I really enjoy and those I do get cancelled every time! Did anyone ever think that maybe Sunday was the wrong day for this type of show? Why not try a Friday or Saturday? At least try one more season to finish the story!!!! Please, change your minds about a 2nd season.
I really loved the gates and just found out that they are going to cancel it. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!! That show was one of the best shows I think u have had in a while. I will be very depressed if it doesn’t come back. It’s like an unfinished book. Right when you get to a good part alls that is left are blanks pages. Ugh! I just want it back. I even did an art project on the gates. I would really like it if you changed your mind. Thank you.
Please consider a 2nd season!!! Most often a new series never does well the first year. I’m sure more mail would come your way if more people new of the cancelation. I just happened to be discussing The Gates with my daughter when we both discovered that it probably won’t be back for a 2nd season. Please give it another season before you decide.
Thank You,
Linda
Why is it everytime I find a show I like they take it off the air?? I am peed off!! Don’t take that show off the air!!!! It was and is a good show. If it isn’t picked back up, I sure hope another station picks it up!!!!
Why is it all the good shows get canceled and the stupid fake reality tv shows stay on? It’s not fair to ever one who like watching the shows like The Gates.
Don’t take it off it’s a great show,you guys always take the good ones off smarten up will ya…
my daughter and i looked before to every sunday to watch the the gates. dont take it off