Fans in Shock as Two Hit Shows Are Suddenly Canceled – Here’s What Went Wrong

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Viewers were upset to learn that two hit shows on Prime Video and Peacock have been canceled.

Amazon MGM Studios has cancelled the show Leverage: Redemption after three seasons, according to TV Insider. The decision was made without a public announcement, about six months after the final episode of season three aired on Prime Video. The studio hasn’t explained why the show won’t be returning.

Leverage: Redemption began in 2021 as a continuation of the original Leverage series, which ran on TNT from 2008 to 2012. Several cast members from the first series returned, such as Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf.

Aldis Hodge made guest appearances, and Noah Wyle and Aleyse Shannon became new members of the cast. The series revisited the original team – con artist Sophie Devereaux, thief Parker, muscle Eliot Spencer, and hacker Alec Hardison – as they dealt with a world where those in power often exploited others. Having been apart for eight years, the team faced a new set of obstacles.

Season 3 added some new faces, like Harry Wilson, a lawyer trying to make amends, and Breanna Casey, Hardison’s tech-savvy foster sister who’s great with computers and robots. According to showrunner John Rogers, Season 4 would have focused on the effects of artificial intelligence and the environmental problems caused by big industrial projects. The show also planned to bring back familiar characters and reveal more about the main cast’s pasts. Rogers mentioned that even though Season 3 didn’t end with a major cliffhanger, there were still many stories left to explore.

Peacock has canceled another eagerly awaited show: a sequel series to the 2018 sci-fi thriller Upgrade. Producer Tim Walsh confirmed the news. The series, first reported by Deadline in 2020, would have continued the story of a man who received extraordinary powers from an implanted chip after being attacked. It planned to delve deeper into the world of STEM technology and how it’s used by the police.

Originally, Whannell intended to direct the series, but he later decided he’d rather the first movie stay a beloved, niche film. According to Walsh, the pandemic caused delays and eventually led to the project being canceled, as he told Bloody Disgusting.

He explained that his writer’s room for the show Upgrade began just as the pandemic lockdowns started. They finished writing the scripts, but a change in leadership at Peacock led to the project being cancelled. The new executive believed they had a better vision, and the show wasn’t revived later, likely due to the instability of the time.

Since Leigh Whannell doesn’t plan to make another Upgrade movie, and Peacock has cancelled their planned sequel, it’s doubtful fans will ever see one. Both situations show how uncertain the entertainment world is, particularly when things like the pandemic or company choices interfere with making a film.

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2026-02-10 18:15