Fox has opted not to renew the drama series “Fantasy Island” for a third season, the network announced Tuesday, a day after airing its second season finale.
This is the same strategy he took with the Mayim Bialik-led sitcom “Call Me Kat” after its third season finale failed to garner substantial numbers. The last episode of “Fantasy Island”, titled “MJ Akuda and the First, Second, and Third Wives Club”, earned 1.8 million viewers and a 0.2 rating in the demo.
“We were very pleased with the fun and escapist creative of ‘Fantasy Island,’ which we expect will gain strong traction among viewers,” the network said in a statement shared with TheWrap. “Sony Pictures Television is an important partner of ours, and we look forward to continuing to work with them on ‘Accused,’ ‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit,’ ‘Doc,’ and the upcoming animated series ‘Universal Basic Guys/Hoogie Bros.’ ”
The statement continued, “We also want to thank the cast of ‘Fantasy Island,’ led by Rosalyn Sanchez, Kiara Barnes and Jon Gabriel Rodriquez, the crew and executive producers Liz Craft, Sarah Fenn and Anne Clements for their partnership on the series.” done for.”
Sánchez starred as Elena Roarke, a descendant of Ricardo Montalban’s iconic wish-granter from the 1970s series of the same name. She presides over a magical luxury resort with right-hand woman Ruby Akuda (Kiara Barnes).
Executive-produced by Liz Kraft and Sarah Fenn, “Fantasy Island” was co-produced by Sony Pictures Television, Gemstone Studios and Fox Entertainment.
Last week, Fox announced it is renewing “9-1-1: Lone Star,” but is bumping the original series “9-1-1” to ABC for its seventh season.
