Adieu, we barely knew you, Étoile. Prime Video‘s new sequence from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel duo Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino has been canceled by the streamer regardless of initially choosing up the ballet drama for a two-season order.
In line with Deadline, the platform will proceed to help the present’s awards run, however is not going to transfer ahead with the second season, which was initially greenlit again in 2023. The information comes as a little bit of a shock following the sequence’ current debut slightly below two months in the past. Under, we’re breaking down every little thing we all know in regards to the present’s sudden axing, whether or not it may very well be saved or not, and what might need occurred based mostly on Season 1’s cliffhanger finale.
Is Étoile renewed for Season 2?
No, as talked about above, regardless of being picked up for 2 seasons, the sequence has been canceled after its first season at Prime Video. This implies Étoile‘s Season 1 finale serves because the present’s sequence finale. In line with Deadline, Étoile‘s cancellation was a budgetary choice as the price versus the present’s efficiency was considered.
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Étoile was initially ordered underneath Jennifer Salke, the previous head of Amazon MGM Studios, so the change in management probably performed a job within the sequence’ shift. Étoile additionally hasn’t seen the identical stage of success on the platform as Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s earlier sequence, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which obtained a two-season pickup following its 2017 pilot episode.
What would have been Étoile‘s Season 2 plot?
As those that tuned in know, Étoile informed the story of two ballet corporations, one in New York Metropolis and the opposite in Paris. In an effort to reinvigorate curiosity within the ballet in addition to ticket gross sales, execs Jack (Luke Kirby) and Geneviève (Charlotte Gainsbourg) determined to do a publicized trade of firm dancers and choreographers. Together with a big ensemble, the duo shone a lightweight on the significance of artwork, significantly with the assistance of star ballerina Cheyenne (Lou de Laâge), whose robust exterior couldn’t disguise her brilliance.
By the top of Season 1, Jack believed his firm’s inventive director would possibly die, and had supplied the job to Cheyenne, bypassing Geneviève, and inflicting a stir, particularly when the present inventive director didn’t find yourself dying. This compelled Jack to rescind the provide and burn a bridge with Geneviève. So as to add additional chaos, Jack and Cheyenne shared a kiss that actually would have made Season 2’s storylines even messier and extra thrilling than they had been in Season 2. Whereas we are able to solely theorize the place Season 2 may have taken us, it could have been enjoyable to see the subsequent part of this ballet partnership.
Who would have starred in Étoile Season 2?
For the reason that sequence was canceled, we are able to’t know for sure, however we’d have anticipated Season 1’s Luke Kirby, Yanic Truesdale, Gideon Glick, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lou de Laâge, David Alvarez, Ivan du Pontavice, Taïs Vinolo, David Haig, and Simon Callow, amongst others, to return.
Might Étoile be saved for Season 2?
Contemplating the sequence was initially ordered by the studio that canceled it, the pickup elsewhere appears much less probably, however keep tuned for any updates on that finish of issues.
Étoile, Season 1, Streaming now, Prime Video
