Beloved historical drama axed after 2 seasons despite fans becoming ‘thoroughly immersed in the brilliant series’
THE beloved historical drama Domina has been axed after two seasons despite fans’ appreciation of the series. The MGM+ series followed the rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar, portraying the power struggles of Ancient Rome from a female perspective. Not known, clear with picture deskThe beloved historical drama Domina has been axed after two seasons despite fans’ appreciation of the series[/caption] MGMThe MGM+ series followed the rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar[/caption] Domina will not be returning for a third season, as reported by TVLine. On Thursday, the television-focused website revealed the show’s cancelation during a Q&A session with fans. Created by writer Simon Burkeseries the Historical drama premiered on May 14 2021 on both Sky Atlantic Italy and Sky Atlantic UK. The series premiered in the United States on Epix weeks later on June 6, 2021. Domina received comparisons to Game of Thrones and starred Kasia Smutniak as Livia Drusilla, Matthew McNulty as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, and Ben Batt as Agippa. Epix was rebranded to MGM+ in January of 2023 and the second season of Domina would premiere later that year on July 9, 2023. The series received favorable reviews from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, garnering an 82% approval rating based on 11 reviews. It also has an average audience score of 80%. One audience member revealed their thoughts about the show on X, formally Twitter, as they tweeted, “I really like Domina on mgm+. “It’s about the early days of Emperor Augustus and the cast is incredible.” GettyOn Thursday, TVLine revealed that MGM+ had canceled Domina and the show would not be returning for a third season[/caption] DEAD END Historical-based TV series have seemingly been on the chopping block as of late. Last month, the streaming service Max officially canceled Our Flag Means Death. The pirate comedy reached the end after its second season ended in October 2023. David Jenkins, the show’s creator, shared an emotional post on Instagram to announce the ending. He uploaded a photo of an atmospheric beach where someone had drawn the Jolly Roger flag in the sand. “I can officially confirm that we’ve reached the end of the road. At least as far as this sweet show is concerned,” he captioned the photo. David continued, “After many complimentary meetings, conversations, etc it seems there is no alternate home for our crew. “Thank you to all of you who sent us out with tremendous love and care.” “Your campaign was noticed across the industry. But more importantly it made all of us who worked on this show better able to deal with the loss,” he added. An online group named Renew as a Crew was formed following the news the show was in danger of being canceled and gained over 85,000 signatures on a petition in an attempt to keep the show going. “To you wonderful fans: thank you. You are lovely and earnest. Those kinds of things feel in short supply at times. But they aren’t,” David continued. “A love like ours can’t disappear in an instant. When we see each other off in mystic, say hello. We won’t say goodbye, because we’re not leaving.” “We’re just taking a breather until next time we can share something together,” he concluded. The show followed a man Stede Bonnet, played by Rhys Darby, who decided to become a pirate. He recruits a crew who sail the seas together, engage in exciting adventures, and cross paths with the pirate, Blackbeard, played by Taika Waititi. HBO SPEAKS OUT Our Flag Means Death premiered on Max, formerly HBO Max, in 2022 and aired its second, now final, season the following year. When asked about the ending, a Max representative thanked fans for their support. “While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of Our Flag Means Death, we are so proud of the joyous, hilarious, and heartfelt stories that creator David Jenkins, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, Adam Stein, Antoine Douaihy, and the entire superb cast and crew brought to life,” the told The Hollywood Reporter. “We also thank the dedicated fans who embraced these stories and built a gorgeous, inclusive community surrounding the show.” FX UNDER FIRE FX fans have one of their favorite new shows ripped from them as the TV network’s streaming platform won’t renew the program for a second season. Shogun is a Feudal Japan-set limited series that is FX’s latest breakout hit. Within the first week of Shogun being streamable on Hulu, Disney+, and Star+, the action-packed series obtained 9 million streams worldwide, Collider reported Friday. Not to mention, it received stellar reviews from critics. The adaptation of the 1975 James Clavell novel of the same name is having as much success this go-round as it did when the first original miniseries adaptation aired on television in 19
THE beloved historical drama Domina has been axed after two seasons despite fans’ appreciation of the series.
The MGM+ series followed the rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar, portraying the power struggles of Ancient Rome from a female perspective.
Domina will not be returning for a third season, as reported by TVLine.
On Thursday, the television-focused website revealed the show’s cancelation during a Q&A session with fans.
Created by writer Simon Burkeseries the Historical drama premiered on May 14 2021 on both Sky Atlantic Italy and Sky Atlantic UK.
The series premiered in the United States on Epix weeks later on June 6, 2021.
Domina received comparisons to Game of Thrones and starred Kasia Smutniak as Livia Drusilla, Matthew McNulty as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, and Ben Batt as Agippa.
Epix was rebranded to MGM+ in January of 2023 and the second season of Domina would premiere later that year on July 9, 2023.
The series received favorable reviews from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, garnering an 82% approval rating based on 11 reviews.
It also has an average audience score of 80%.
One audience member revealed their thoughts about the show on X, formally Twitter, as they tweeted, “I really like Domina on mgm+.
“It’s about the early days of Emperor Augustus and the cast is incredible.”
DEAD END
Historical-based TV series have seemingly been on the chopping block as of late.
Last month, the streaming service Max officially canceled Our Flag Means Death.
The pirate comedy reached the end after its second season ended in October 2023.
David Jenkins, the show’s creator, shared an emotional post on Instagram to announce the ending.
He uploaded a photo of an atmospheric beach where someone had drawn the Jolly Roger flag in the sand.
“I can officially confirm that we’ve reached the end of the road. At least as far as this sweet show is concerned,” he captioned the photo.
David continued, “After many complimentary meetings, conversations, etc it seems there is no alternate home for our crew.
“Thank you to all of you who sent us out with tremendous love and care.”
“Your campaign was noticed across the industry. But more importantly it made all of us who worked on this show better able to deal with the loss,” he added.
An online group named Renew as a Crew was formed following the news the show was in danger of being canceled and gained over 85,000 signatures on a petition in an attempt to keep the show going.
“To you wonderful fans: thank you. You are lovely and earnest. Those kinds of things feel in short supply at times. But they aren’t,” David continued.
“A love like ours can’t disappear in an instant. When we see each other off in mystic, say hello. We won’t say goodbye, because we’re not leaving.”
“We’re just taking a breather until next time we can share something together,” he concluded.
The show followed a man Stede Bonnet, played by Rhys Darby, who decided to become a pirate.
He recruits a crew who sail the seas together, engage in exciting adventures, and cross paths with the pirate, Blackbeard, played by Taika Waititi.
HBO SPEAKS OUT
Our Flag Means Death premiered on Max, formerly HBO Max, in 2022 and aired its second, now final, season the following year.
When asked about the ending, a Max representative thanked fans for their support.
“While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of Our Flag Means Death, we are so proud of the joyous, hilarious, and heartfelt stories that creator David Jenkins, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, Adam Stein, Antoine Douaihy, and the entire superb cast and crew brought to life,” the told The Hollywood Reporter.
“We also thank the dedicated fans who embraced these stories and built a gorgeous, inclusive community surrounding the show.”
FX UNDER FIRE
FX fans have one of their favorite new shows ripped from them as the TV network’s streaming platform won’t renew the program for a second season.
Shogun is a Feudal Japan-set limited series that is FX’s latest breakout hit.
Within the first week of Shogun being streamable on Hulu, Disney+, and Star+, the action-packed series obtained 9 million streams worldwide, Collider reported Friday.
Not to mention, it received stellar reviews from critics.
The adaptation of the 1975 James Clavell novel of the same name is having as much success this go-round as it did when the first original miniseries adaptation aired on television in 1980.
During its run in 1980, “a quarter of U.S. households tuned in while it aired,” the news outlet revealed.
Despite all of the positive feedback the 2024 reboot has been getting, the culturally significant program isn’t going to have a second season.
Shogun’s showrunners Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo recently told The Hollywood Reporter that the ten-episode arc will cover James’ entire novel.
Justin and Rachel said: “We took the story to the end of the book and put a period at the end of that sentence.
We love how the book ends; it was one of the reasons why we both knew we wanted to do it — and we ended in exactly that place.
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