Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2023-24, Two Seasons Totaling 20 Episodes
Series Premiere: March 29, 2023
Network: Apple TV+
Starring: Chris O’Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Damon Gupton, Josh Segarra, Sammy Fourlas
Series Website: www.apple.com
Description: A small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone’s true potential; soon, residents start changing jobs, rethinking relationships and questioning long-held beliefs.
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Why Was It Cancelled? This series arrived in Spring 2023 with little promotion, but still received an early second-season renewal shortly after it premiered. It returned in Spring 2024 and again received very little in the way of a marketing push, and it did not make it into the Nielsen Streaming Rankings. It has received decent marks from critics and viewers, currently holding an 86% Fresh Rating and 75% Audience Score at Rotten Tomatoes. And since Apple TV+ has been supportive of its originals, I assumed the show would be getting at least a third season to wrap up its storylines, but instead they cancelled it after its second year. The streamer may be feeling the pressure from the post-Peak TV crunch and could be clearing out its lesser-performing shows which resulted in this one landing on the chopping block. There is no word at this point on whether the shows will be shopped around, but fans should definitely stage a Call to Action on the social networks if they want it to continue.
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