It will be a one-season run for the ABC series The company you maintain. Inspired by the South Korean series My fellow citizens!is the series created by Julia Cohen with Milo Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim leads the cast. The show premiered on ABC in February and concluded its 10-episode freshman season earlier this month. After soft ratings that hit rock bottom with the season finale, it’s reported now that ABC has abolished The company you maintain after one season with no plans to develop season 2.
The news came amid multiple shows being canceled over the past week. Together with The company you maintainABC also shut down Alaska daily after one season Big sky after a three-season run. CBS controversially cancelled SWAT after five seasons, though they’ve since reversed that decision following an outcry from fans and star Shemar Moore. However, the network canceled both True lies And Eastern New York, both of which ran for one season. Meanwhile, FOX also ruffled some feathers with fans by canceling Mayim Bialik’s Call me Kate after three seasons.
Along with Ventimiglia and Kim, the show also starred Sarah Wayne Callies, Polly Draper, William Fichtner, Tim Chiou, James Saito, Freda Foh Shen, and Felisah Terrell. Ventimiglia also served as an executive producer The company you maintain alongside Russ Cundiff, Todd Harthan, Jon M. Chu, Ciatlin Foito, Ben Younger, Lindsay Goffman, Julia Cohen and Phil Klemmer. It was produced by Michael Gray, Deanna Harris and Nick Paveonetti.
The company you keep has ended
The company you maintain follows Ventimiglia as Charlie, a con man in debt to a crime boss (Terrell) who sees a romance blossom with a CIA agent (Kim). While Charlie is a masterful con artist, his Achilles heel is romance, as Ventimiglia previously explained about his character.
“He’s a professional liar! Telling the truth is a huge challenge – and a consequence – for Charlie,” he said TV insider. “His blind spot has always been romance. He wants to find love and live a normal life, but he wasn’t built for it. That’s an incredible complication.”
The actor and executive producer also commented, “[Charlie] is a criminal, but he is a good villain. You keep your fingers crossed for him.’
Terrell had also subtly expressed hope that the show will continue into Season 2. While booing the Season 1 finale, Terrell had suggested that fans wouldn’t be able to wait for the show to return. That showed some optimism in getting the network’s renewal order for a second season, though it now seems those questions will go unanswered.
“Pretty much everything comes to a head,” Terrell said via Tell Tale TV. “Great truths are being revealed. It’s going to be a ride. It’s just really good. I can guarantee you that once you’ve completed the finale, nobody wants to wait months for a season 2. So I’ll just say that.”