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.
Just watched the 13 episodes on Wii netflex. Love that show. I want to see more.
Loved this show!!! Watched it on TV when aired, not sure why it would be cancelled. It sucks that all the good shows always get cancelled without giving it a chance for people to enjoy it. Obviously it needed better advertising for people to actually learn that this show even existed. =(
I agree with all of these comments! I had NEVER heard of this show until I saw it on Netflix. I love it and I’m going to be sad when I finish with this season.
I DIDNT KNO TV SHOW GATES EXISTED TILL SEEING IT ON NETFLIX AS WELL!!! GREAT SHOW STAYED UP ALL NIGHT WATCH THE WHOLE FIRST SEASON!!! COULDNT STOP WATCHING!!! WOULD LOVE TO SEE SEASON 2!!!!!!!!!! CANT JUST LEAVE PEP HANGING LIKE THAT AND NOT EXPECT SEASON 2!!!! THERE HAS TO BE A SEASON 2!!!!!
just saw The Gates on Netflix… Never heard of it before… But, Holy Crap, what an awesome show! I searched to find out when the new season would air (or if it aired already) and was SHOCKED to see that it was cancelled… FML!!
I cant believe it just ended….with all the supernatural fans out there making twilight and vampire diaries a hit..it would only make sense for this show to become a phenomenon as well. I would have to blame this failure on poor advertisement. As someone who doesnt enjoy twilight because i hold a rather true sense of vampires and warewolves in mind, i’m more than disappointed in the cancellation. This show was awesome!
Also a Netflix subscriber, need a Season 2!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m with everyone else here. I just found The Gates on Netflix and watched the entire season in 2 days. I was VERY disappointed to hear there would be no second season. I never saw or heard of it being advertised when it was on the air. ABC, you didn’t to justice to a great show that you should have been supporting.
i am very sorry to see this show go. i looked forward to watching it every week. it was fresh, sexy and mysterious. oh well, i guess all things must come to an end. i don’t watch abc (normally) so they lost a viewer, if even part-time by letting the gates go.
LOL missysue27…same here. I subscribe to Netflix and thats where I saw it also. Im only on episode 2 but I love it.
My wife and I really got into the show and we were looking forward to it coming back. I’m surprised honestly that the ratings were low. Not sure if there could be any comparison to the the “Twilight” series, but it seems there would be a strong enough following to keep the show on the air. It’s certainly better than alot of the reality shows that keep coming back. I’m bummed.
This show is awesome and I actually never heard of it until I watched it on Netflix. Please bring this show back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love this show!!!!! now i am addicted and no second season!! wahhhhh!!!!
I love this show. Cant believe it’s cancelled. Got poor ratings cause no ones heard of it. I just happen to find it on netflix. No one i know has ever heard about it. Maybe if they would have advertised a little better it might have had a fighting chance.
I am really disappointed that there is no season 2 !!!! I actually like this tv show !!!! I want a season 2 !!!!!!