Avenue 5, a space comedy starring Armando Iannucci, has been formally canceled by HBO. The conclusion that the show won’t have a third season has finally been made official by Warner Bros. Discovery, a premium cable network.
It happened eight months after Deadline reported that the show was almost ending and a few days after Hugh Laurie was confirmed to be the star of Tehran’s third season on Apple TV+. Said an HBO spokeswoman:
“Going to space with Armando Iannucci has been an incredible journey,”
“While we will not be moving forward with a third season of Avenue 5, we look forward to many more adventures together.”
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The series, which also stars Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Ethan Phillips, debuted its first season in January 2020 and was swiftly picked up for a second season in February 2020.
Due to the pandemic, however, the second season’s filming didn’t begin until August 2021, ended in November 2021, and aired in October, two and a half years after the first season. As a result, cast choices expired.
Avenue 5 is a television series that Iannucci created and executive produced. It takes place 40 years in the future when exploring the solar system is no longer science fiction but rather a thriving, multibillion-dollar industry.
The show featured the captain (Laurie) and a wealthy space cruise liner crew as they dealt with irate passengers and logistical challenges to reach Earth safely following the chief engineer’s unintentional demise.
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However, HBO continues to work with Iannucci, the creator of Veep. He is working on The Franchise with Sam Mendes, a humorous examination of the superhero picture industry that has been ordered to pilot and is scheduled to begin filming later this spring.
Will Smith, Iannucci, Kevin Loader, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, and Avenue 5 are the executive producers. Peter Fellows and Becky Martin are the co-executive producers, while Steve Clark-Hall is the producer. Sky UK is a co-producer of the show as well.