Two popular series will end this spring: one right on time, one way past its prime.

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Two huge cancelations today: one of a beloved show that will end on a high note; the other of a once beloved show that lost its way and should have ended at least four seasons ago.

First up: Succession.

HBO’s brilliant Emmy-winning series will end with this upcoming fourth season, as suspected, especially after Jeremy Strong suggested in a recent interview that the series finale will “feel like a death.”

Series creator Jesse Armstrong confirmed in an interview with The New Yorker yesterday that the series would end, saying: “There’s a promise in the title of ‘Succession.’ I’ve never thought this could go on forever,” he told The New Yorker Thursday. “The end has always been kind of present in my mind. From Season 2, I’ve been trying to think: Is it the next one, or the one after that, or is it the one after that?”

He added, “We could do a couple of short seasons, or two more seasons. Or we could go on for ages and turn the show into something rather different, and be a more rangy, freewheeling kind of fun show, where there would be good weeks and bad weeks. Or we could do something a bit more muscular and complete, and go out sort of strong. And that was definitely always my preference.”

Armstrong did leave open the possibility of a spinoff, though, despite HBO head Casey Bloys suggesting that was unlikely in a recent interview.

I’m sad that it will end this season, but happy that it will go out on its own terms and at its peak.

As for a series that will be going out at the OPPOSITE of its peak: The Goldbergs will end on ABC with this current 10th season. FINALLY.

The entire premise of The Goldbergs is that it was based on creator Adam Goldberg’s family and his experience of growing up in the 1980s. However, Goldberg himself left as showrunner after season six, and the show should have ended at that point. Instead, it dragged out for four more seasons, through one beloved cast member’s death, and a controversy over another cast member’s behavior on set. The series lost its connection to the source material and eventually Goldberg took his name off the show, and even the real Beverly Goldberg has taken to criticizing the show online. It’s a shame — the show will certainly be remembered fondly, but it is a perfect example of a series overstaying its welcome.

Party Down returns on Starz tonight after not being on the air for 13 years, and so far the reviews have been good. This is an excellent piece about the inherent melancholy of reviving a comedy, and why some revivals don’t work, versus the ones that do — because they lean into that melancholy.

When he hosted Saturday Night Live, Pedro Pascal joked in his monologue about how inappropriate it is for him to use his Mandalorian voice when speaking to children. He’s not kidding, y’all, don’t ask Pedro Pascal to use his Daddy Mandalorian voice when speaking to your 7-year-old. It creeps him out.

Speaking of The Mandalorian, there is no endgame planned for the series.

Jesse Lee Soffer explains why he left Chicago P.D. TL;DR: he was bored and wanted to do other things.

I can’t read this story about the Janis Joplin film starring P!nk that never got made without immediately thinking about Jackie Jormp-Jomp.

I am not going to lie, there are some items on this list of Real Housewives products that I would definitely purchase for myself. I am not to be trusted to be anywhere near this link after having had a couple of glasses of wine.

There was talk of a Karen spinoff of Will & Grace, and I can’t decide if I’m happy it didn’t happen or very disappointed that it didn’t happen.

Feel better soon, Bethenny Frankel.

It’s been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and while the conflict doesn’t dominate the news anymore, U.S. news outlets vow they will continue to cover it.

Renewals

Cancellations

  • Soulmates has been canceled at AMC after one season, despite having been renewed for a second season.

In Development

  • Welcome To Derry, a prequel to IT, is in development at HBO Max.
  • Something Is Killing The Children, a dark series about a small town filled with monsters that eat small children, is being adapted for Netflix by the pair who made Dark and 1899. 
  • The Last Frontier, a US Marshal drama series starring Jason Clarke, has been ordered at Apple TV+.
  • The Buried Giant will be adapted into an animated feature by Guillermo Del Toro for Netflix.
  • Diligence, a private investigator series, is in the works at AMC and AMC+.
  • The New York Post has signed a deal with Asylum Entertainment Group to create docuseries, limited series, and documentary films based on their stories.

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • The Power! premieres on Prime Video on March 31.
  • Swarm will premiere on Prime Video on March 17.
  • The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip returns on Peacock on March 23.
  • Am I Being Unreasonable? will premiere on Hulu on April 11.
  • Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, with Dave Letterman will debut on Disney+ on March 17.
  • The Problem with Jon Stewart returns on Apple TV+ on March 3.
  • Who Killed Robert Wone? will premiere on Peacock on March 7.
  • The Glory returns on Netflix on March 10.

R.I.P.

Alicia Allain, Producer, actress, and wife of John Schneider

Tim Whitlock, Oscar-winning songwriter

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Party Down: Your favorite miserable caterers are back! ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?? Season premiere. Starz

M3GHAN: BRING ME ALL THE UNCANNY VALLEY. Peacock

The Consultant: A mysterious consultant swoops in after a prominent merger falls through, and begins running the company in this dark new drama starring Christoph Waltz. Series premiere. Prime Video

We Have a Ghost: David Harbor stars in this family-friendly ghost story about a spook who becomes internet famous. Premiere. Netflix

Liaison: Vincent Cassel and Eva Green star as agents and former lovers who have to work together to fight international cyberattacks in this new series. Series premiere. Apple TV+

The Reluctant Traveler: Eugene Levy explores the world’s most beautiful locations. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Young Rock: Dwayne makes good on a promise to the family in the season finale. 7:30 p.m., NBC

Bruiser: This well-reviewed new film explores the troubled relationships between father and sons. Premiere. Hulu

The Mandalorian: If you don’t have Disney+, here’s your chance to see what you’re missing. 7 p.m., ABC

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Woody Harrelson & Jack White 10:30 p.m., NBC

NAACP Image Awards: The ceremony honors outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2022 calendar year. Black Panther: Wakanda and Abbott Elementary lead in nominations. 7 p.m., CBS, BET, BET HER, VH1, Oxygen

The Weeknd: Live from Sofi Stadium: Ahead of his debut in The Idol, The Weeknd gives fans an intimate concert experience. 7 p.m., HBO

SUNDAY

The Blacklist: Reddington shows up in Manhattan following an explosion. Season premiere. 9 p.m., NBC

The Circus: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Showtime

Mayfair Witches: Rowan learns of her role in a Mayfair prophecy that has been held for generations in the season finale. 8 p.m., AMC

Late Night:

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Friday): Tom Cruise, Camila Morrone

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