The TV renewals and cancellations are rolling in ahead of upfronts week — but which shows continue to hang in limbo?
ABC has been renewing shows left and right including High Potential, Shifting Gears and more. Doctor Odyssey, however, has remained on the bubble ahead of its season finale. There has been speculation that the quickly Ryan Murphy-led series is too costly to pick up for more seasons.
Doctor Odyssey follows Joshua Jackson‘s character, Dr. Max Bankman, on his journey to becoming the new onboard doctor of the Odyssey, a cruise ship helmed by Captain Massey (Don Johnson). The show — which also stars Phillipa Soo and Sean Teale — hasn’t been afraid to push boundaries with wild story lines and a revolving door of star-studded cameos.
“[Cocreator] Ryan [Murphy]’s imagination is prolific and bizarre in its ability to hold [space] for the absolutely grotesque and absurd — and then there are his lighter and happier shows. All of that being inside of one man’s imagination is amazing,” Jackson exclusively told Us Weekly in March. “I will say that for myself, I have wanted to work for Ryan for quite a long time.”
Jackson praised the creative storytelling ideas, adding, “Ryan’s word was sparkle. He said, ‘Make sure that my show sparkles.’ And we have tried to make sure that this show sparkles as much as possible and just hope that the joy that we feel in performing it and doing it all together is what comes across while you’re watching it.”
President of Disney Television Group Craig Erwich addressed Doctor Odyssey‘s future, sharing at the Disney Upfronts in May, “Doctor Odyssey isn’t currently on our schedule. Ryan’s really busy. He’s doing a lot with us. 9-1-1, 9-1-1 Nashville, All’s Fair [for Hulu]. So we’re just continuing that creative conversations with him.”
He concluded: “I really love Doctor Odyssey, I think it’s a wildly inventive show, and we’re doing everything we can to support it. That decision ultimately lies with Ryan Murphy, whether Ryan wants to continue to do it, and he feels like there’s stories to tell that he feels confident in.”
Then there’s Grosse Pointe Garden Society on NBC, which follows four members of a suburban gardening club who share a murderous secret in the affluent Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. The show stars Melissa Fumero, Aja Naomi King, AnnaSophia Robb, Ben Rappaport, Matthew Davis, Alexander Hodge, Nancy Travis and Felix Wolfe.
Keep scrolling for a breakdown of which shows still need to be renewed — or canceled — as they remain in limbo for now:
ABC
Doctor Odyssey
Fox
Accused
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
The Cleaning Lady
The CW
All American
Good Cop/Bad Cop
Wild Cards
NBC
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
