Apple pulls the plug on The Mosquito Coast.
It’s the end of the line for it The mosquito coast. After two seasons, it has been revealed that Apple TV+ has canceled the show and will not continue with Season 3. The show originally premiered on the streamer in 2021 and Season 2 dropped on Apple TV+ in November. The streamer debuted on January 6 on the season finale, which now serves as the series finale.
In a sense, the story will move forward as the series essentially served as a prequel story leading up to the events of the original books on which the story is based. The series is directed, inspired by Paul Theroux’s original book of the same name, with Neil Cross developing the show for Apple TV+. There was still room to possibly go one more season before that gap was completely bridged, as Theroux explained deadline before the cancellation where season 3 could go as The mosquito coast is being renewed.
“If there was a third season, it would carry over into the book itself and the film’s quest for a utopian community,” he said. “But we don’t know at the end of the second season if Allie is part of this, or if Margo is on her own. That’s the cliffhanger.”
He continued, “You can’t put a wall around the utopia you’re building, and people from the outside are moving in. That happened in the book, the movie, and if there’s a third season, it would be about being invaded by people. outside, looking to take advantage of them.”
The Mosquito Coast is wrapping up
Justin Theroux leads the cast as Allie Fox in the series adaptation. The show also stars Melissa George, Logan Polish, Gabriel Bateman, Ian Hart, Ariyon Bakare, Natalia Cordova-Buckley and Daniel Raymont. Justin Theroux executive produces with Bob Bookman, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen, Ed McDonnell and Rupert Wyatt.
“As the author of the book, I’m fascinated with what they’ve made of it,” Paul Theroux also said, hoping to see a third season just to get more content from the cast and crew. “I’m an executive producer, so I was tuned into every episode, but I was still on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. They did a great job writing and directing, and the acting is amazing I hope it goes into a third season to wrap it up.”
You can stream both seasons of The mosquito coast on Apple TV+.