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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?
How are you going to have and ending like that and not follow thru with a new season 2.. I’m horrified!!!
Best series ever!! Season 2 is needed ! Wanted! Begging for it!
Greatest acting! Bryan kranston is magnificent! We waited on the edge of our seat. It was real and we were there! We will watch 10 seasons!
Please bring on a season 2! This was such an exciting thriller. Ugh
Great series. Great character development and set up well for series 2 – but they obviously decided not to continue. Otherwise, they would have ended it 5 minutes earlier with all the underlying plots in play- including Adam and girlfriend. Big error. I would have surely come back for more.
I loved the show and very disappointed that there will not be a second season. Please reconsider. I wanted to see the honors revenge. I love bryan cranston he is the best actor and can’t wait for
his next adventure.
The show was good it was riveting it kept me on the edge of my seat I wish and hope they make a season two
A very interesting diverse storyline please continue this showtime series Found to be a nailbiter at the end hopefully a season 2 will continue this well written series.
Renew. You Honor. So many ways to go with this awesome show!
Yes ; bring it back! If the creative team is stuck : question: who was the man his wife was cheating with ; who killed her , and why…?Will the Judge try and get Justice for the kid in prison that was killed for nothing… too many unanswered questions…
I just started watching Your Honor and
Finished the season in 2 days Please we need another season or 2 because the show is really good it’s not fair to the fans just to end it like this y’all just leaving us hanging and I’m pretty sure theirs some wonderful writers that can make it happen
Very upset that Your Honor ended so abruptly with no conclusion 4 a better ending. Cliff hangers!!! Not Nice! Should return with a final conclusion that doesn’t leave the fans hanging.
I really enjoyed your honor, Bryan Cranston can really Bring It On. The show kept you on the edge of your seat you never knew what was going to happen next and Bryan Cranston is great at ad libing just as well as he did on Breaking Bad he’s a great storyteller I’m going to miss the show if it doesn’t come back
I want more of your honor best show of the year
I hate to see ‘Your Honor’ go by the wayside. It was a very entertaining program, nail biting at times! Please reconsider and start production on season two….please?
Please do a season two of your honor.