Amazon has pulled the plug on the Prime Video series As we see it. The series debuts in January with the first season of 8 episodes and has been officially canceled with no plans for a second season. Variety. While the reviews for the series were rather strong, the As we see it with a new 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it may not have attracted enough viewers on Prime Video to warrant another season.
As we see it was created by Jason Katims. Based on the original Israeli series On the Spectrum, it follows three friends living on the autism spectrum, starring Rick Glassman, Albert Rutecki, and Sue Ann Pien. All three actors are autistic, as are their characters, which adds authenticity to the story. The official description of the series by Prime Video is as follows:
As We See It follows Jack, Harrison and Violet, 20-year-old roommates on the autism spectrum, as they strive to find a job, keep a job, make friends, fall in love and navigate a world that eludes them. With the help of their family, assistant and sometimes even each other, these housemates experience setbacks and celebrate triumphs on their own unique journey to independence and acceptance.
The series also stars Sosie Bacon, Chris Pang and Joe Mantegna. Katims, who also served as showrunner, executive produced alongside Jeni Mulein, Danna Stern, Dana Idisis, Yuval Shafferman and Udi Segal, as well as pilot director Jesse Peretz.
As we see, there will be no second season
While As we see it is over after one season, making the show was still very important to Jason Katims. The creator of the series previously spoke with Weekly entertainment about how the goal of the series was to bring a more authentic portrayal of autism to the screen as a father of an autistic son. The light bulb over his head flashed when he saw a few episodes of the Israeli series On the spectrumand from that moment on he became determined to As we see it Off the ground.
“I’d like to say I did it for noble reasons, but I thought it would be the best version of storytelling,” Katims said of casting autistic actors to play the three lead roles. “From the beginning, I really wanted to honor this subject, I wanted to give it dignity and respect, and I wanted to make the show feel as authentic as possible. It was the first thing we did when Amazon called to say they were green-lighting the pilot. The first thing I did was call Cami Patton, our casting director, and said, “I want to look for these three lead roles and try to cast them authentically.” And from there we found these incredible actors.”
You can watch the first and only season of As we see it streaming on Prime Video, just don’t look forward to a season 2.