Tokyo Vice Max has been cancelled

Ansel Elgort in “Tokyo Vice.”

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Tokyo ViceMax’s days have come to an end.

During a panel discussion at the Produced By conference on Saturday in Los Angeles, producers confirmed that the recently concluded second season will be the show’s last on the Warner Bros. platform. Discovery supported.

Originally pitched as a two-season show with the series ending at the end of April 4, titled “Endgame,” star Ansel Elgort has also signed on for just two seasons of the series.

“For the past five years, Max has made sure we tell our story. They have supported us through thick and thin. Not only did they give us these two seasons, they said yes when we asked to end the first season with a cliffhanger, and they said yes when we asked for two more episodes so we could land the plane.” on my way. [creator] GT [Rogers] “We always envisioned it,” Rogers and director Alan Ball said in a joint statement. “We are grateful not only to Max but to our partners on Season 5, who have sold the show around the world and made it a global success story. They have always been with us in the trenches, ensuring we were able to make the show we wanted to make. The response from both the press and fans, especially to Season 2, has been overwhelming.” It’s been exciting to see how engaged viewers are with our characters and to hear how they’re asking for more. We know there’s more story to tell, of course. We’ll see what the future holds, but we’re really grateful that we’ve been able to share this story about Max so far.

Developed by Max’s original executive order of Bob Greenblatt, Kevin Reilly, and Sarah Aburi, the series was moved straight to series in mid-2019 and was originally earmarked to be part of Max upon its launch in 2020. These plans, like many others, It went out the window after the pandemic shut down production around the world. The series was launched in April 2022 and received positive reviews. The show has an average rating of 89 percent among critics and 92 percent among audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Tokyo Vice The film was based on a non-fiction book by Jake Adelstein, who detailed his account of being beaten by Tokyo Metropolitan Police and his daily descent into Tokyo’s neon-filled underbelly.

“from tokyo viceFrom the rich written material and wonderfully composed shots to the live performances, the care and creativity of this extremely talented cast and crew shines through every frame of the show. We thank GT, Alan, Ansel, and Ken [Watanabe]season five, and [Tokyo TV station] Wow their partnership in this unique and exciting film noir.

As Rogers noted in his statement, he was optimistic about getting a third season of the drama THR In April after Season 2 wrapped, he had “a whole story ready to go.”

Tokyo Vice It’s the latest series to be axed at Max as streamers and networks alike shrink their rosters in an attempt to right-size their rosters in the belt-tightening era that has followed the end of the Peak TV phenomenon. Max has also canceled Girls on the Bus, Rap Shit, Julia And Our knowledge means death, Among other things.