That was fun while it lasted.
Breaking news this Wednesday evening as Spike has canceled “The Mist” after just one season. THR reports that the news comes as the Viacom cable network will rebrand in January as Paramount Network.
Picked up straight to series in April 2016 as part of Spike’s push to re-enter the original scripted space, the drama starring Morgan Spector and Frances Conroy launched in late June to solid sampling, drawing 1.2 million viewers to the premiere with live-plus-three day Nielsen returns. However, the rest of “The Mist’s” run could barely crack 800,000 viewers — even with DVR. Among adults 18-49, it couldn’t even crack cable’s top 30 scripted series, adds the site.
For those who want to binge the entire first season, Netflix shifted the streaming release to October 24th.
Based on a story by Stephen King, the story centers around a small town family that is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other. Family, friend, and adversaries become strange bedfellows, battling the mysterious mist and its threats, fighting to maintain morality and sanity as the rules of society break down.
Morgan Spector, Frances Conroy, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Dan Butler, Luke Cosgrove, Danica Curcic, Okezie Morro, Darren Pettie, Russell Posner, and Isiah Whitlock, Jr. star.
