Play your favourite unhappy music on repeat as a result of Schmigadoon has been canceled after two seasons.
“I am sad to share that Apple will not be moving forward with season 3 of Schmigadoon!” author Cinco Paul introduced by way of X on Thursday, January 18. “The season is written (including 25 new songs), but we unfortunately won’t be making it. Such is life.”
Paul, 59, thanked “everyone involved” within the Apple TV+ collection. “It’s a miracle we even got two seasons, honestly, and I’m so grateful we did,” he persisted. “And to all the fans of the show out there — thank you with all of my heart. Your love and support has meant so much, and the fact that you connected with our show, that it brought some joy, means the world to me.”
Whilst the display gained’t transfer ahead as deliberate, Paul published that he hasn’t given up hope that it’ll discover a new house. “This was tough news to get, but the optimist in me is convinced it’s not the end of Schmigadoon,” he wrote. “And maybe it’s even a happy beginning.”
Aaron Tveit, who performed Danny Bailey/Topher at the display, reposted Paul’s message by way of his Instagram Tale. “Thank you, Cinco, #broadwayvideo, everyone at @appletv, and this brilliant cast and crew!” he wrote. “And, of course, all the fans who came and visited our little town(s).”
Schmigadoon! premiered in 2021 and adopted Josh Skinner (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa Gimble (Cecily Sturdy) as they went on a backpacking shuttle to a paranormal the city the place the citizens act like they’re in a musical. All over season 2, Josh and Melissa traveled to another the city with other characters and a complete new musical vibe.
“It was such a kind of a whirlwind. I really did get whisked away to a magical place,” Sturdy, 39, solely advised Us Weekly in July 2021 of season 1. “I got whisked away to Vancouver during a pandemic and then lived on that set for six weeks or something. Just [to work] with people that I am such fans of every day was so much fun. You couldn’t feel bad. You couldn’t keep a bad mood on that set. It’s one of the most loving environments I’ve ever worked in, where it was, like, one day [Paul’s] crying, [director Barry Sonnenfeld’s] crying, I’m crying. We’re all just, like, ‘Oh, I just love you so much.’”
The display additionally starred Dove Cameron as Betsy McDonough/Jenny Banks, Kristin Chenoweth as Mildred Layton/Omit Codwell and Alan Cumming as Mayor Aloysius Menlove/Dooley Blight.
In spite of its brief run, Schmigadoon! earned a 2022 Grammy nomination for the season 1 soundtrack. The collection was once nominated for 4 Emmy Awards in 2022 and gained the Remarkable Authentic Track and Lyrics class. On the 2023 Emmys, which aired in January because of strike delays, the collection was once nominated for 3 classes: Remarkable Manufacturing Design for a Narrative Program (Part-Hour), Remarkable Cinematography for a Collection (Part-Hour) and Remarkable Choreography for Scripted Programming.