VH1 gave with one hand and ruthlessly snatched back with the other when it reversed Hingsight‘s Season 2 renewal, but the cancelled time-travel dramedy is looking to new timelines.
In an interview with Yahoo!, creator Emily Fox opened up on the show’s cancellation, which she says was down to a change of leadership/direction at the network, and confirms that the search is still on to find Hindsight a new home.
First of all: What happened? How did we go from renewed to canceled?
That’s an excellent question! [Laughs.] We were quite blindsided. I believe, speaking as diplomatically as possible, that there were some leadership changes at the network, and some reevaluating went on, as often happens when someone new comes in. I couldn’t speak to what’s going on quote-unquote “at Viacom” — people keep talking about things going on at Viacom like they’re talking about the Death Star — I imagine everyone’s under fire to bolster the financials in their particular section.I think VH1 was taking a big swing with us, and looking to move into a certain kind of scripted content, and we all had very high hopes. And of course, we were all flattered and thrilled by all the incredibly nice reviews that we got. But you know, I guess you can’t eat reviews. But look, we were extremely proud of the season that we made. I’m only disappointed that we won’t be able to continue to tell the story at VH1. It’s especially bittersweet because we had written the second season. It exists!
Will Hindsight Season 2 course-correct at a new network/streaming outlet? Watch this space…
Karly says
There definitely needs to be a season 2!! I can’t stand most of what’s on tv today and this show not only caught my attention, but had me eagerly awaiting each weeks new episode. I absolutely love ❤ it!! Please bring it back! With so much absolute crap on nowadays, we cant let this just get shoved aside, never to be seen again. If it went to Netflix or Hulu, I would definitely.buy a subscription just to watch Hindsight, solely to watch it.