It’s never fun getting attached to a series only to find out it gets cancelled, especially after just one season. In light of recent reboots of popular TV shows (Will & Grace, Fuller House, Roseanne) maybe there’s a chance some of these will be brought back. Here’s hoping.
Firefly (2002-2003)
Notable stars: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Joss Whedon.
Genre: Sci-Fi-Adventure-Drama
Firefly is usually always the first series to come up whenever discussing popular TV shows that got cancelled too early. Nerdist recently wrote a piece about Fox potentially being interested in rebooting the series.
My-So-Called Life (1994-1995)
Notable stars: Jared Leto, Claire Danes, Tom Irwin.
Genre: Teen drama
Terra Nova (2011)
Notable stars: Jason O’Mara, Stephen Lang, Brannon Braga.
Genre: Sci-Fi-Drama
Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)
Notable stars: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Busy Philipps, Martin Starr, Joe Flaherty. JUST to name a few.
Genre: Teen comedy-drama
Fun fact: This is where James Franco, Jason Segel and Seth Rogen’s friendship all began.
Undeclared (2001-2003)
Notable stars: Jay Baruchel, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Charlie Hunnam, Kevin Hart.
Genre: Sitcom
The Black Donnellys (2007-2008)
Notable stars: Olivia Wilde, Jonathan Tucker.
Genre: Drama
Fun Fact: Tom Guiry also stars in this series, who is best known for playing “Smalls” in the cult classic, The Sandlot (1993)
Forever (2014-2015)
Notable stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Judd Hirsch, Alana de la Garza
Genre: Crime-Drama-Mystery-Fantasy
Have you watched any of these shows? Is there another series with just one season you enjoy?