As a premium cable network, Starz doesn’t have to please ad buyers. Instead, it has to please paid subscribers. So while the Nielsen ratings don’t play into cancellation and renewal decisions in the same way, they do give us a rough idea of which TV series attract and retain viewers. This summer, The Rook TV show makes its debut on Starz. Will the first season provide the kind of programming viewers want? Will The Rook be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below
A Starz fantasy spy thriller based on the 2012 Daniel O’Malley novel, The Rook stars Emma Greenwell, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, Olivia Munn, Jon Fletcher, Ronan Raftery, Catherine Steadman, Gina McKee, Ruth Madeley, Eleanor Matsuura, Shelley Conn, Tamsin Topolski, Barry Atsma, Luke Roberts, James D’Arcy, Michael Karim, and Michael McElhatton. The supernatural series follows Myfanwy Thomas (Greenwell), who awakens in the rain at London’s Millennium Bridge, but has no memory and cannot explain the circle of corpses surrounding her. Myfanwy is a key member of Checquy, the last actually secret service in UK, and it protects Extreme Variant Abilities (EVAs). As her own supernatural abilities emerge, Myfanwy must dig for the truth about herself.
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What do you think? Do you like The Rook TV show? Should this Starz TV series be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
3/6/20 update: The Rook has been cancelled so there won’t be a second season.
I really enjoyed the first season of The Rook
And I’m looking forward to season two.
Renew The Rook
Great show, let’s see season two!
The Rook had mixed reviews in our house. I loved it and my husband says not so much.
I’m dying to see what Linda and Bronwyn are up to. Hoping to see a 2nd season.
Thumbs up!!
Renew. I like how the story unfolds. It keeps you going without asking why and before you think to ask why it unfolds to answer the question not answered.
Absolutely love this show!! I’ve hooked three friends and now we’re desperate to know if there’ll be a season 2! Please renew!
I certainly hope for another season. I DVR the show each week, among many other shows, and The Rook is the first show I watch from my DVR list every Sunday. I just wish Spectrum knew how to word their guides. One, I didn’t even know that episode 8 was the finale until after I watched it & sat wondering if there would be another episode in the season. If so, it wouldn’t make a lot of sense, right? Felt like a good stopping point, like in a book. Also, Spectrum always gets the episode numbers and years wrong, not… Read more »
We love The Rook. More please!
One of the better shows on. Please renew.
We LOVR the Rook! The story line is terrific. So hoping for Season 2!
I literally just binge watched the whole first season. I truly enjoyed it. So much I went looking for when season two would be released. So hopeful for another season!!!
Definitely worth another season
I don’t know. There’s a lot to say for this series, but a major problem is the performance of Emma Greenwell as Myfanwy. The actress playing her should be able to generate sympathy for the poor lost girl, but Greenwell is so remote and inexpressive that I don’t feel that. This was brought home to me in the just aired flashback episode, where to my surprise the pre-amnesia Myfanwy came across as about the same as the pre-amnesia one. It’s too bad, considering the good production and writing, and the high quality acting other than Greenwell. But the show might… Read more »
“This was brought home to me in the just aired flashback episode, where to my surprise the pre-amnesia Myfanwy came across as about the same as the pre-amnesia one.” Huh? You said the exact same thing about Myfanwy when I believe you’re trying to compare her two alters. It was also difficult for me to understand much of the rest of your comment. I also don’t think the writers were going for sympathy during the beginning when we first found out that Myf list her memory. I think you’re forgetting that they’re still the same person. It’s not like you… Read more »
I LIKE this show. The reviewers drive me nuts with their whining about it. I like the story progression. So often, tv series are RUSH RUSH RUSH and you know so little. Tonight’s episode, 1-07 – Prologue really brought together so many things! I cannot believe season 1 finale is already next week. I want a season 2!!!
Really like this show so far (as long as they keep the Gestalt love interest, I am in!). I hope they take the on demand plays in consideration too, as that is how I watch my tv nowadays
Just as I was hooked on The Rook, it’s gone ! I want more! At least, make it end plausibly…
Gone? The season finale was last night, dude. There were 8 episodes. Wait, do you mean it won’t be picked up again? What do you know? TELL US!!!!!!!!!!