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The dark comedy is the latest show to have its renewal reversed.
October 7, 2020
It is being reported that On Becoming a God in Central Florida has been cancelled by Showtime after one season. The move makes the dark comedy the latest victim in the growing trend of renewals being reversed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has affected all television shows in some manner.
The hour-long series premiered in the Fall of 2019, receiving an overall-positive critical reception that earned it a quick renewal just a month later. Unfortunately the coronavirus hit just when production on Season 2 would be kicking off, and the cable network ultimately decided to scrap the series, as it could not find a way to reunite the cast and crew despite their best efforts.
It appears no renewal is secure in 2020, as numerous TV shows have been cancelled after initial pickups months before. Just two days ago, GLOW was cancelled by Netflix ahead of its anticipated fourth and final season. Other shows to meet similar fates include The Society (Netflix), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Tosh.0 (Comedy Central), Stumptown (ABC), and I'm Sorry (TruTV).
Set in the 1990s, On Becoming a God in Central Florida stars Kirsten Dunst as Krystal Stubbs, an Orlando water park employee who lies, cheats, and cons her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise, which is the same cult-like, multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme that ruined her family in the first place. As she uses the scheme to make a better life for herself, Krystal realizes that her shady business venture is starting to affect those close to her.
Comments (12)
10/12/20 at 03:24pm
NO! I enjoyed this one :(
10/12/20 at 02:12pm
Trash + Garbage = Cancelation
10/09/20 at 01:31pm
Jasmine... I am not sure why I haven’t dropped Showtime either since most of their programming sucks.
10/08/20 at 10:41pm
Another interesting show dumped by Showtime. After the final season of Shameless, I will be probably be dumping Showtime.
10/08/20 at 12:19pm
The show was ok at best, but I just wanted to see more KD and I'm with you @Curly.
10/08/20 at 10:39am
I actually thought it kept showing great promise.. when she killed the deer.. thought it would turn dark.. it didn't... when she wanted to buy the waterpark.. thought it would turn criminal or at least devious.... it didn't. Basically they needed to off-shoot to a REWARDING storyline and they never did. So, by the time the finale rolled around all I thought was.. "meh.. nothing interesting really ever happened."
10/08/20 at 08:17am
it was pretty bad, not surprised.
10/08/20 at 07:42am
This is terrible news, I don't watch a lot of content but I remember how much I immediately loved this show once I had given it a chance.
10/08/20 at 07:00am
I started watching this during a free preview and only made it through a couple episodes
In my opinion, it ran out of stream faster than a 90 year old man with emphysema climbing stairs
In my opinion, it ran out of stream faster than a 90 year old man with emphysema climbing stairs
10/08/20 at 05:05am
Needed more (or any) Dunst nudity.. I mean it's cable for Christ's sake.
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