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HBO's Vinyl canceled after just one season

HBO's Vinyl canceled after just one season

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HBO's Vinyl, the high-profile rock drama executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger, has been canceled. Deadline reports that HBO had opted to ax the series after a disappointing first season, even though the show had already been renewed in February.

"After careful consideration, we have decided not to proceed with a second season of Vinyl," the network said in a statement. "Obviously, this was not an easy decision. We have enormous respect for the creative team and cast for their hard work and passion on this project."

Changing showrunners wasn't enough to keep the show afloat

Vinyl, which attempted to follow the '70s music industry in all its cocaine-fueled glory, was the labor of love of Scorsese and Jagger, who'd worked to produce it over the course of decades. Fronted by Boardwalk Empire alum Bobby Cannavale as struggling record exec Richie Finestra, the show received soft ratings and mixed-to-positive reviews from critics in spite of its bona fides. That eventually lead to showrunner Terrence Winter being replaced in April. Apparently, that wasn't enough to keep the show afloat, making Vinyl the latest HBO show since The Brink to be canceled after a single season.

Update 2:15pm ET: A previous version of this article stated that Luck was the last HBO series canceled after a single season. That was incorrect. We've updated the post to reflect the error.