By It’s the 11th minute of the 11th hour (or is it the 59th) for Timeless. The NBC show has amassed a loyal and dedicated following, only to suffer a slump in its ratings for the second season which led to its cancelation. Fans waited to see if there’s still a chance — maybe another network would pick it up? Or perhaps Netflix would like to co-finance the venture? In the end, co-creator Shawn Ryan broke the news on Twitter: “There will be no Season 3 or beyond.”
1. @SPTV has notified @TheRealKripke and me that efforts to land #Timeless at another network have sadly failed. While Sony will continue to look at any and all options, actor deals have expired and it appears there will be no Season 3 or beyond.
— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyanTV) July 2, 2018
2. Discussions still take place between @SPTV and @NBC about a possible 2 hour movie to conclude the #Timeless story, but there are considerable economic obstacles that make it an uncertainty. We will update you when we know more.
— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyanTV) July 2, 2018
3. @TheRealKripke, me, the cast, writers & crew of #Timeless want to send our immense thanks and gratitude to all the #ClockBlockers who fought so hard for this show. You made a second season possible and gave us hope for a Season 3. We wish the news was better. We love you all.
— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyanTV) July 2, 2018
Negotiations to find the show a new home on network TV have failed. Other options, such as streaming services, have been looked into, but the actors’ contracts have expired. Ryan also mentioned that a typical episode costs the team $1 million to produce, and problems in creating a 2-hour movie are very much real. Ryan did note that they’ll provide more info within the week to see if there’s even the remotest chance that a movie could still happen. That would, at least, give thousands of fans some closure.
That’s going to be an uphill studio for Ryan and co. With both Timeless and Ministerio del Tiempo — the Spanish show that the former ripped off — already canceled, I have no other recourse but to study Portuguese so I can watch that version of the show. Isso é difícil, meus amigos!