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.
Booo ! So sad the show was canceled. I Really liked it !
Im in Australia and have 2 episodes to go before the end of the 1st series. My wife and family (older kids) have loved it and are sad to learn there is no 2nd series. This should have been put on main stream commercial TV in Oz and there would have been a much larger following.
I wish the gates were not canceld i loved the show and it is better than shows like True blood
I want the show back now! I mean it. It was a good show, with great actors, and a great story… both the wife and I will miss it. Booooo! to who ever decided to end it!
so sad that this show is cancelled, so sad 🙁
I really loved this show and am sad to see it canceled. Especially the hot werewolf dude! Yum!!!!
I really loved The Gates. I couldn’t wait for the new season to start. They didn’t even give the show a chance. I hope one of the cable channels will pick it up like TNT did with Southland.
What? Why would such a great show be cancelled? You have to bring it back!! I loved it and told all my friends and family to start watching! The Best vampire series ever!!!!!
Bring back the show!!! I’m 59 and I found it very entertaining!
im bummed that the gates was canceled i really liked it they should put it back on
I am so upset that The Gates isn’t coming back on. I enjoyed watching and looked forward to it every week.
I always looked forward to each episode. It always kept me on the edge of my seat. I’m devestated that it is cancelled. Just found out today when searching for the date Season 2 was going to start. Found out it wasn’t. Totally bummed. 🙁
I am really disappointed to hear that the show was cancelled. I enjoyed it and found it to be very entertaining. I honestly liked it better than a lot of the other “vampire” type shows out there. Not everybody can afford the premier channels. Cable has just become ridiculous and expensive. You put out a good quality show on basic cable and it gets cancelled, makes sense.
SMT, This was one of the best shows on tv, how could they cancel it. You could hardly find something both entertaining and interestin to watch on tv as is, and now it’s gone. I am almost to the point of just unplugging my tv and start reading more books.
The gates was the best vampire/warewolf series yet. The picture doesn’t properly represent it. The cast didn’t overact, but if I were to just see this picture I wouldn’t watch it. Really a great series, needed to be portrayed in advertisements differently. If people saw more attractive advertising it would have stayed. Probably canceled it so it wouldn’t outshine the other vampire/warewolf shows.