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The end is near for Michael Desiato. Showtime has confirmed that Your Honor will indeed end next Sunday so, there won’t be a second season. See update.
The Your Honor TV series stars Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan, Michael Stuhlbarg, Hope Davis, Carmen Ejogo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Sofia Black-D’Elia, with guests Maura Tierney, Amy Landecker, Margo Martindale, Lorraine Toussaint, Chet Hanks, Lamar Johnson, and Lilli Kay. In the story, Michael Desiato (Cranston) is a highly-respected New Orleans judge whose personal and professional lives are turned upside down when his teenage son, Adam (Doohan), is involved in a hit-and-run. This leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit, and impossible choices for both of them. Meanwhile, Jimmy Baxter (Stuhlbarg) is the much-feared head of a crime family and the husband of Gina (Davis), who might be even more dangerous than her husband.
The first season of Your Honor averages a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 573,000 viewers. The series has done well for Showtime and, though it got off to a slow start in the traditional ratings (the premiere was released online early), Your Honor has shown some significant growth over the course of the season.
The cable channel promoted Your Honor as a “limited series” which, these days, can indicate one or two things — that the story will be close-ended (ala a mini-series) or, that a season will have a limited number of episodes and could return for another season (ala How to Get Away with Murder and The Following). As Kaley Cuoco said, ahead of the launch of The Flight Attendant limited series on HBO Max, “Hey, everything’s a limited series. If you don’t get picked up, you go, ‘Oh, that was just a limited series.’ If you do get picked up, you’re like, ‘Yeah, f*** that. We’re doing season two!'”
In this case, it appears that Showtime intends to keep Your Honor as a one-and-done series. A recent press release notes that episode 10 is the end.
The ninth episode will air Sunday, February 7th at 10pm. The following Sunday, on February 14th at 10pm, the series concludes with the finale, directed by series star and executive producer Bryan Cranston.
The show’s story seems to be headed toward a definite series finale but, if that doesn’t happen, perhaps the creative team could be persuaded to return for another season.
What do you think? Have you enjoyed the Your Honor TV series? Would you watch a second season on Showtime or, should episode 10 be the end?
Terrible poorly written convoluted crap. Great premise poorly executed
There should be a season 2 it’s like a cliff hangar leaving it your imagination. I hope there is a season 2 otherwise why bother watching it all all
Please please a second season. Such a strong story and character development
I absolutely love this show. Look forward to watching it. Great writers and characters. Love Michael Stuhlbarg and his expressions. Of course Bryan Cranston is great too. Awesome! Bring on season 2!!! Need my fix!! Loved episode 10!!!
A good show, but feel like I am watching Breaking Bad every time Cranston is lying & manipulating. I think the judge killed his wife, there is your second season right there.
The best show I’ve watched in a while! Excellent storytelling, actors and script. Cranston is brilliant as always.
Loved your honor… we need a second season toooo many loose ends. How wife died , black gang and mobsters go at it , death of guy on boat, does Adam keep dating Sophia mobsters daughter what happens , evil
wife need more stuff … cmon keep it going!!!
This sucks. I don’t know how they’re going to wrap up so many storylines in one 1 hour episode.
Are you serious? how could you end the series with the Breaking Bad hero himself directing the season finale?You guys have something good going why take the chance and fell on something else this is great TV drama
I loved Your Honor, I have told so many people to watch, I am sad there is not a season 2. They could do so many twists and turns as to how it needed. Please reconsider another season!
Yes love it! Will watch a Season 2
I would definilty follow this show to the end if they kept going,its a sunday ritual for me,i just dont know what they could go off of if they started back up since they crammed every possible senerio into an end with Adam dead being judges only reason for intensity,unless adam is on life support and didnt die
I thought the Baxter’s were gonna get sealed wit from the desires
Loved it! The first show in ages that I could live with it ending where it did as the last episode tied up so many things and the irony had me elated but in saying that I’m not going to lie I would be glued to another season. Stellar cast. Was fully in!!
Damn good series! Only wish it didn’t end with episode 10. Acting and story line were superb.