The supernatural series SurrealEstate will not be continuing for a second season on Syfy according to a tweet put out by creator and showrunner George R. Olson last night (and thanks to Steven Fine for bringing it to our attention):
Hey folks. Sorry to tell you that we will not be moving forward with Syfy on Season Two of #SurrealEstate. But we have no intention of leaving Luke alone in a bowling alley when his mom is out there somewhere and mortgage rates are so reasonable.
— GROlson (@GeorgeROlson) October 18, 2021
Olson went on to say the following about the future of the show:
Road Rage: Alex and her brother must ride the apocalypse highway to meet up with their family, otherwise they will find themselves cast with the savages. Buy now in eBook and print format
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We’re committed to finding a new home for #SurrealEstate, and if there’s one thing The Roman Agency knows about, it’s finding new homes. You can help us by keeping #SurrealEstate in your hearts, minds, tweets and posts.
Stay tuned. And thanks so much for believing in ghosts, demons, Roadies, LRG’s, Mumfords, low-maintenance composite decking and our little show.
SurrealEstate premiered in July with very little in the way of promotion from Syfy. It also aired on the CTV Sci Fi Channel in Canada and I originally thought its survival was more closely tied to its performance up north. But based on what Olson is saying in his tweet, apparently Syfy was a major partner and bowing out makes a second season unlikely unless another venue picks the show up. Its same-day numbers were low on Syfy, averaging only a 0.06 score across its ten episodes with 315K total viewers. For acquisitions like this, the network only makes money from advertising which is heavily driven by the same-day numbers. Of course, it would have helped if Syfy had done more to get the word out about the show.
Olson does indicate that show will be shopped around, and the fans can certianly help with those efforts. I don’t know if SurrealEstate developed much of a following during its short run, but those who did become attached to it should definitely take to the social networks with a Call to Action to help bring attention to this fun little supernatural entry. Watch parties would help as well and the show its still available on Syfy’s website and app. I’m guessing that this was a relatively inexpensive series to produce compared to the big dollar productions put out by the streaming services these days, so perhaps one of the smaller streamers like the horror-themed Shudder would be interested in picking it up (you can send a request at this link). A strong push from the fans could definitely help with efforts to relocate the show, and Cancelled Sci Fi will certainly help to get the word out.
SurrealEstate follows the Roman real estate agency that focuses on haunted or possessed houses in order to clear them out of their supernatural tenants before new buyers take up residence. It stars Tim Rozon (Wynonna Earp, Schitt’s Creek) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek) along with Adam Korson, Maurice Dean Wint, and Savannah Basley.
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