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Amazon Cancels Fantasy Series Ahead of Second Season Premiere
Amazon Cancels Fantasy Series Ahead of Second Season Premiere,Amazon released the teaser trailer for Carnival Row Season 2 on Monday, but at the same time announced that the series is coming to an end. The fantasy series starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne premiered back in 2019, and its second season has been on hold ever since. Sadly, although it is [...]

Amazon Cancels Fantasy Series Ahead of Second Season Premiere

Amazon released the teaser trailer for Carnival Row Season 2 on Monday, but at the same time announced that the series is coming to an end. The fantasy series starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne premiered back in 2019, and its second season has been on hold ever since. Sadly, although it is finally coming out next year, it will be the last installment.

Amazon Studios co-produced Carnival Row with Legendary Television. Other stars include Simon McBurney, Tamzin Merchant, David Gyasi, Andrew Gower, Karla Crome, Arty Froushan, Indira Varma and Jared Harris. Deadline reported on the cancellation but did not give any reason – nor even a rumor as to why the show has been dropped. However, after its long and arduous renewal process, few seem surprised by the news.

Carnival Row premiered in August of 2019, and Amazon renewed it for a second season shortly before it even premiered. Production on Season 2 began in November of 2019, but of course, the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted those plans. The show halted production in March of 2020 and started back up again in June, but it continued to suffer interruptions and inexplicable extensions. Finally, Season 2 officially finished filming in September of 2021.

The show’s viewership is unclear, but it has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, Carnival Row has 56 percent positive reviews, with critics calling it “Beautiful, but bloated,” with meticulously crafted mythology and luscious world-building – unfortunately its story of haves and have-nots simply has too much going on to create anything cohesive.”

The show is set in a fantasy world with roughly Victorian-era technology, fashion and culture. However, in this world mythological creatures exist alongside humans, and humans have been oppressing them for years when the story first begins. These two ways of life mix on the melting pot of Carnival Row, which is where most of the show took place.
The show was originally conceived as a movie, which writer Travis Beacham hoped would be directed by Guillermo del Toro. Beacham and Showrunner Erik Oleson shares executive producer duties with Bloom, Delevingne, Brad Van Arragon, Sarah Byrd, Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst and Wesley Strick.

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Carnival Row Season 2 premieres on Feb. 17, 2023 on Prime Video. Season 1 is streaming there now.