We talked with the comedian about his very first stand-up special. Evil Dead. Although there’s no official word from Cinemax, it appears unlikely the Clive Owen-starring medical drama will return for a third season, according to This Is Us star Chris Sullivan, who played The Knick‘s gruff ambulance driver Tom Cleary. Dave Nemetz / Eventually, Cinemax brought both Outcast and Quarry into the fold, presenting another road for the network to pursue with programming. Soderbergh has since moved on to exec produce and direct Amazon's Red Oaks and Starz's The Girlfriend Experience. It looks like the plug’s been pulled on The Knick. We want to hear from you! However, he also said that the season-two finale could serve as a series finale. The first two seasons of “The Knick” were set at the turn of the century in 1900 and 1901, but now we know Soderbergh had a nearly five-decade time jump in store for the series. Speaking of those other shows, Quarry is similar to The Knick in that it had a favorable Season 1 from critics, and a willingness to continue, but hasn't received word about the future since its October finale. The Knick fans: Are you bummed there won’t be a Season 3? While the show was critically acclaimed, the … HBO Celebrates Westworld Season 3 Premiere By Giving Some Customers A Free Weekend, Cinemax's Jett Is My Favorite Crime Drama Since Breaking Bad, For details on Gateway Blend's privacy and cookie policies, please visit our. Still, it stings. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. For the last couple of seasons, The Knick has garnered critical acclaim and a niche audience over at Cinemax. “Despite our pride in and affection for the series, as well as our respect for and gratitude towards Steven Soderbergh and his team, we have decided to return Cinemax to its original primetime series fare of high-octane action dramas, many of which will be internationally co-produced.”. "Despite our pride in and affection for the series as well as our respect for and gratitude toward Steven Soderbergh and his team, we have decided to return Cinemax to its original primetime series fare of high-octane action dramas, many of which will be internationally co-produced.". Which is basically like becoming the new Spider-Man, but for portraying sad marriages. Already a subscriber? © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter The period drama starred Clive Owen and hailed from exec producer and director Steven Soderbergh. However, the show’s large cliffhanger at the … In praise of one of the best senses of humor in pop music. ‘The Knick’ Canceled After 2 Seasons As Cinemax Focuses On Action Dramas. From a Cemetery. “The writers met yesterday to talk about what year three and four would look like — when would it take place, who are the characters. 10:28am PT It’s the end of the road for “The Knick.”. RenewCancelTV has confirmed that the Steven Soderbergh medical drama will not return for the planned third and fourth seasons.. Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Programming, said of the decision to pull the plug on The Knick:. While it's possible that Cinemax could've possibly combined The Knick and Quarry for a back to back return down the road to increase viewership, Outcast (which has set viewership records for the network) is starting its Season 2 April 3rd. The first two seasons starred Owen as Dr. Thackery, who in the Season 2 finale, appeared to die on the table, after a botched attempt to perform surgery on himself. National Treasure Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard Returns to VH1 for Reunion Special. “It was always conceived in two-year chunks,” he said early last year. The Knick hailed from creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, who exec produced with Soderbergh, Owen, Gregory Jacobs and Michael Sugar. I'm rooting for that option, as you can never have enough quality television, and The Knick does have a script ready to go for more. All rights reserved. The idea was for the show to have jumped 20 years ahead to the 1920’s for Season 3, and then jump forward another 20 years for subsequent seasons., showing the medical advancements through the decades. March 22 2017, 1:35 PM PDT. The Knick Gets Canceled by Cinemax After 2 Seasons. “The Knick” aired at a time when Soderbergh, an Oscar-winner for “Traffic,” had stepped away from the film business to concentrate on other art forms. "The stories arched. Vote Up 8 0 Vote Down Reply. Breaking down what went into distinguishing the series’ many matches from one another and from all other onscreen portrayals of the game. The Knick Season 2 premiered October 16, 2015, with the second-season finale airing December 18, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Eddie Van Halen Once Asked Ozzy Osbourne to Join the Band, “I think he was a bit drunk. The news is not surprising and comes 15 months after the season-two finale, which killed off star Clive Owen. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. All rights reserved. One would think if Cinemax was trying to bring back The Knick for a Season 3, bringing it in after Outcast would've been the way to do it. The Knick ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, with Owen’s drug-addled surgeon Dr. Thackery performing an operation on himself in the Season 2 finale and nearly dying on the operating table. Cinemax has made it official — Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick will not produce more seasons beyond the two that already had aired. So I kind of dig that.”. After more than a year of waiting to hear if Steven Soderbergh’s stunning The Knick would get a third season on Cinemax, the worst is true. The Knick ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, with Owen’s drug-addled surgeon Dr. Thackery performing an operation on himself in the Season 2 finale and … (This Is Not a Metaphor.). And that’s what we’re doing now…I hope we can figure it out. He has since jumped ship over to Starz to executive-produce another Vulture favorite, The Girlfriend Experience. More shows are in development, but none have Clive Owen's mustache involved. At Brooklyn’s Green-Wood, a moving performance that roved among the crypts. And the show was a critical darling, earning a Peabody Award, a Golden Globe nomination for Owen and two Emmy nods for director Steven Soderbergh. The Knick is an American television drama series on Cinemax created by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler and directed by Steven Soderbergh.The series follows Dr. John W. Thackery and the staff at a fictionalized version of the Knickerbocker Hospital (the Knick) in New York during the early twentieth century.Amiel and Begler write the majority of the episodes and are executive producers. Bill Maher Rails At Voter Suppression; Says Rudy Giuliani "Gets…, Smaller Conferences Ready for Basketball With Limited…, Best Bluetooth Speakers: Portable, Waterproof, and Home Speakers…, Travis Scott, PlayStation Partner for Creative Collaboration, Win Halloween Year After Year With These Halloween Costume Ideas…, Copyright © 2020 TVLine Media, LLC. ... Steven Soderbergh's The Knick will not produce more seasons beyond … Each one has come to a conclusion; whether or not it's a happy conclusion is irrelevant. The three-part series will premiere in early 2021. Series Description: Set in downtown New York in 1900, The Knick is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who work there, pushing the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. We always imagined every two years we would annihilate what came before and start over. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. If you like TVLine, you'll LOVE our weekly newsletter. © 2020 Vox Media, LLC. “Despite our pride in and affection for the series, as well as our respect for and gratitude towards Steven Soderbergh and his team, we have decided to return Cinemax to its original primetime series fare of high-octane action dramas, many of which will be internationally co-produced.”, The Knick was part of a push into high-end, homegrown drama series initiative at HBO sibling Cinemax. The period medical drama from Steven Soderbergh has been canceled after two seasons, The Hollywood Reporter … All rights So I’m very thankful to Steven Soderbergh and the whole crew.”. Even though in terms of an HBO show, The Knick is a modestly priced show, in terms of a Cinemax show, it started to throw our budget out of whack.”. “We will not be going forward with additional episodes of the series,” a statement from Cinemax explained. 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Cinemax will now focus completely on its recalibrated original programming strategy — launched recently with the pickups of new Strike Back series and Rellik — as the network is returning to the type of fare that launched its push into original primetime series: fun, high-octane, action, pulpy, straight-to-series dramas done in a cost-effective way primarily as international co-productions. ‘The Knick’ Cancelled Despite Talks to Continue Series With New Cast – Variety The Knickerbocker Hospital is officially closed for business. Because that’s really the question. The first two seasons of “The Knick” were set at the turn of the century in 1900 and 1901, but now we know Soderbergh had a nearly five-decade time jump in store for the series. In terms of viewership and ratings, The Knick's Season 2 outperformed other premium cable programs like HBO's Getting On (which was canceled) or Starz's Da Vinci's Demons (also canceled) but fell well short of competing against those networks' top-billed programs at the time The Leftovers or Ash Vs. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. By The Knick has been cancelled, and it's news that comes as a disappointment to fans, although not necessarily a surprise. I hope we come up with something that I look at it and go, OK, I want to spend another two years of my life on that. The Knick could not have been canceled due to RATINGS, the RATINGS WERE EXCEPTIONAL!!!! Why the fuck did HBO not broadcast it on HBO with full marketing. I can't speak for Quarry, but in the case of The Knick, HBO was willing to broadcast it. The Knick was a particularly noteworthy achievement for Soderbergh, who directed all 20 episodes of the series in addition to executive-producing it.