‘Raised by Wolves’ canceled after 2 seasons on HBO Max

The door has been closed on Ridley Scott’s visionary sci-fi drama Raised by Wolves, which has formally been canceled by HBO Max after two seasons.

Created by Aaron Guzikowski and government produced by Scott, the present facilities on two androids tasked with elevating kids on a mysterious planet after Earth is torn aside by an amazing struggle. The present marked Scott’s TV directorial debut and had amassed near-universal acclaim from critics on the finish of its run.

“Whereas we’re not continuing with the third season of Raised by Wolves,” HBO Max mentioned in a press release to Selection. “We’re past grateful to the stellar forged and crew, our creators Aaron Guzikowski, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, and all the group at Scott Free Productions, for his or her stunning artistry and distinctive capability to immerse followers into the world of Kepler-22b.”

In star Abubakar Salim’s prolonged Twitter thread, he mentioned that whereas Season three is doubtful, the artistic has “a totally fleshed out and deliberate storyline, a Goliath of a manufacturing group behind us, unbelievable reception from critics and reviewers alike, and most crucially, a neighborhood base that’s so robust internationally, it can’t be ignored.”

The present gained’t be on HBO Max anymore, however the hope from Salim, Scott Free Productions, and the followers is that the present may be picked up elsewhere, in line with Selection. You possibly can learn Salim’s full thread right here:

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This information comes at an fascinating time for the streaming platform, with HBO’s guardian firm WarnerMedia within the midst of a transitional interval after being bought by AT&T and mixed with Discovery to kind Warner Bros. Discovery.

With Discovery CEO David Zaslav on the helm, there have been a number of notable adjustments together with the scrapping of CNN+ and a potential sale of the CW. Raised by Wolves appears to be one other unlucky loss because of the merger.

It isn’t unprecedented for a cult-favorite sci-fi present to be given new life. Syfy canceled The Expanse after its third season however was introduced again from the useless by Amazon Prime and was allowed to complete its story. Hell, Futurama received canceled twice and now it is being revived once more by Hulu.

As of proper now, Raised by Wolves Season 2 finale may function the sequence finale, so we suggest giving it a watch expeditiously on HBO Max whereas it is nonetheless on the platform. Do not despair although, the doorways may open once more quickly sufficient.