HBO has cancelled Lewis and Clark before its planned 2016 premiere, after the 6-part miniseries suffered more labor pains.
The historical drama is now being completely redeveloped, and will have to be reordered should the new project see the light of day, per THR:
HBO is all but abandoning the six-part miniseries starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts. “We have decided to redevelop Lewis and Clark with Michelle Ashford writing,” HBO said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, confirming that it is going back to the drawing board with the high-profile historical drama.
Ashford, who is currently serving as the showrunner on Showtime’s Masters of Sex, penned the original script with Ed Norton and John Curran (The Painted Veil). Once her rewrite comes in, the cabler will have to greenlight the project a second time. In the event that the new version does move forward, HBO will then evaluate whether or not previously shot footage is usable (sources say several episodes were filmed) and if roles will be recast.
For now, at least, it’s RIP.
Stay tuned to find out whether Lewis and Clark makes a successful return from the cancellation graveyard...
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