Stephen Amell’s Time Leading ‘Costumes’ Comes to an End
Stephen Amell’s time leading Costumes is ending after just one season. The show served as the second spin-off series based on the original Costumes. The series followed the exploits of Entertainment Lawyer Ted Black and his Law of Black Lane based in Los Angeles. Developed in response to an increase in audience interest in 2023, the last spin-off series of the franchise debuted in February with invited appearances from original cast members, including Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter.
According to Deadline, NBC has officially canceled Costumes after just one season. Despite considerable interest in the project due to the resurgence of the original program, audience numbers for the show consistently remained just above 1 million viewers online in Live+the same day, following the debut that garnered 2.6 million viewers. This cancellation coincides with NBC’s decision to ax other shows like The irrational court, found, nocturnal, and López vs López.
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With the original Costumes amassing a record 57.7 billion minutes of audience viewership in 2023, this latest news will likely disappoint fans eager for more of Aaron Korsh’s high-powered legal drama. However, this isn’t the first time a spin-off of the franchise has failed to capture the same attention as the original show, with 2019’s Perea also being canceled after just one season.
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While the original Costumes had its fair share of fans during its nine-season run on the US network, the show attracted a much larger number of new viewers during its resurgence. Offering a vast library of 134 episodes across multiple seasons likely contributed to the 2023 renaissance. However, with many newer fans accustomed to binge-watching entire seasons, the weekly network model of Costumes may have been doomed to fail. It’s a matter of debate whether the show would have fared better as a new streaming title, allowing viewers to binge the entire season at once, especially after the program’s cancellation.
Source: Deadline
