As expected, ABC has cancelled The Gates after one season on the air. The ratings certainly didn’t dictate a second season and a couple weeks ago, series star Frank Grillo said that he’d heard unofficially that the show wouldn’t be back.
Though even actress Lindsay Lohan wanted to see it return, it’s now been confirmed that The Gates has indeed been cancelled. Some of the people connected with the show have tweeted about the series’ passing.
From the show’s Twitter feed comes, “We would like to thank our followers for sticking with us through this great journey.”
Gates creator Richard Hatem wrote simply, “Thanks to everyone who loved it. DVD set to be released…someday?”
Consulting producer and writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe tweeted, “Thank you to #TheGates fans, crew & cast for a great run. It was a blast. Seriously some of the best fans ever.” He later posted, “4 sale, lux devlpmnt/incrprtd town w/ upscale owners, prvt police/fire, exclnt school, occasional mysterious death”
Colton L Haynes wrote, “Was a great/fun experience and thk u all for coming along for the ride!. He followed that up with, “THE GATES cast and crew: thk u all for the good times! Learned alot and had a great summer with u all! Cheers to the future!” and posted this photo with #ripBrettCreski. Wolfe responded, “Sob… Too young!”
James Preston looks forward to the future, tweeting, “No worries gates fans follow us on to our new exciting roles!” Travis Caldwell echoed that sentiment, saying, “its all good more to come from all of us !!!”
Justin Miles wrote, “We gave em a hell of a run, though…” Janina Gavankar feels similarly, saying, “Sad. But we’re incredibly proud of what we made.”
Young McKaley Miller tweeted, “thank you guys for all the support!! seriously, y’all are awesome!! #TheGates is officially over, but it was such a great experience!! TY :)”
Andrea Powell wrote, “Thanks for all the love, fans of #TheGates. We’ll miss you! :-*”
Rachel Dipillo wrote, “We had a fun ride on The Gates. Love everyone I worked with and can’t wait to see what you do next! #RIPLEXIEWADE”
Grillo tweeted, “Thanks to all of you for supporting us. It made the whole thing worth it. Lots more fun stuff coming.” Grillo also said that he’d share what would have happened in the second season. After son Charlie is saved, Nick and his family would have stayed in the Gates community. The Radcliffs decide to take a break from one another. Leigh becomes the head of the police and Nick takes over the Gates board and oversees the community.
What do you think? Are you sorry that The Gates won’t be back for season two? What would you have liked to see happen?
Image courtesy ABC.
Are you serious? My husband and I started watching the show from the beginning, here we are waitin for the next season and this…OMG….You have some tacky shows on and the one of the good ones is cancelled…somebody in there doesn’t know what they’re doing…I am totally disappointed…the cast was extremely professional, talented and pretty good looking too…Sorry to see them go…Love you all…muah
Need a new season. They left us hanging with that. Sucks big time. I have to admit the first couple episodes were boring but 3rd episode in I couldn’t stop watching. Please bring it back
abc wouldnt know a good show if it slapped them lets see like glee the stupid show just keeps going but the gates gets shut down i for one loved the gates and glee makes me want to throw the tv out the window and run over it with a truck thanks abc great job
I watched the entire 1st season and couldn’t wait for the 2nd to start… I am so very disappointed that it won’t be back…I don’t understand it, lots of people are saying they loved it
iI am really upset the ABC canceled the gates!!!! They left so many loose ends that needed to be tied up!! I loved Luke maybly as a vampire! and when Devon brought charlie back it wasn’t even mentioned what he became or what was going to happen to Clair and Dylan.
I watched “The Gates” first season and loved it. It was well-written, well-acted, and actually had enough character development that you cared about what was going to happen. And, now I find out that ABC, in its infinite wisdom, has cancelled yet another quality program. I hope they put some kind of reality program on its place. You just can’t have enough reality TV.
Im very sad to hear that there will not be a second season.. I was looking up when the second season will start and just found out that it was cancelled.. WHY????? I see other dumb tv shows out that isnt as good as The Gates. Big Mistake……>(
i am so disapointed i am watching it now on netflix and i love it. i was looking to see when season 2 starts and now i am really upset.
I am extremely upset that The Gates will not be returning. I just was able to find the episodes on Netflix and finish the first season. I can understand that a show will not return but do you have to leave us with a cliffhanger? I mean come on!
Great show! shame on ABC ….I love it!
i dont get it that was the best show u came out with and u cancell on th second season ?
to everyone in the shw u rock…
It is difficult to put any faith in ABC regarding longevity of any shows they produce. I firmly believe that “ABC” stands for Always Be Canceling!!!
So I just did a search to find out when the new season was going to air and find the show was cancelled?!? I truely do not understand why ABC did not give The Gates a real chance. One season is not enough time to build a fanbase. There was no promotion of the show so many possible fans did not even know it existed. I found it by accident while flipping channels one night. ABC you made a serious mistake by cancelling this brilliant show that had the potential to be a huge hit for many seasons to come.… Read more »
NOT FAIR!!!! stupid ABC…… great now their is just stupid teen shows with more singing and no actual acting……like gleee. wtf
I just finished watching season 1 on netflix and I LOVED IT! I’m heart broken to here that their won’t be a season 2. When it was first advertised I was interested and couldn’t wait for it, but between school and work I don’t have much time to watch tv. I usually catch up on all my shows through hulu or netflix. I hope it comes back one day SOON!