HALLMARK has canceled the new western series Ride after just one season.
The TV drama, which followed the lives of a rodeo dynasty, was just starting to lasso in a following.
Hallmark ChannelFans ripped Hallmark’s decision to cancel Ride so soon[/caption]
Hallmark ChannelFans blasted: ‘Shame Hallmark didn’t give it more of a chance. It was a different kind of story’[/caption]
Fans of Yellowstone looking for a similar family series without the TV-MA rating were loving Ride.
The series, which premiered on March 26, 2023, followed the lives of the McMurrays, a Colorado rodeo dynasty.
According to Deadline, the show was quietly canceled by the Hallmark Channel after just one season.
The series starred Nancy Travis as Isabel McMurray, the clan’s matriarch who survived the death of her husband, and of her eldest son, Austin (Marcus Rosner) to rodeo accidents.
Tiera Skovbye starred as Missy McMurray, Austin’s widow and a champion rodeo rider who gave up competitions to manage her husband’s career.
Beau Mirchoff starred as Cash McMurray, the middle brother who was always overshadowed by Austin and had a thing for Missy.
Sara Garcia, Tyler Jacob Moore, and Jake Foy rounded out the cast.
‘NOT HAPPY’
One fan wrote on X: “What a BUMMER!!!!! I really liked the show!”
Another agreed: “I can’t say I’m not bummed. I was really looking forward to seeing more of the family dynamics.
It’s a shame Hallmark didn’t give it more of a chance. It was a different kind of story.”
A third wrote: “I did too. It was about ranch life, rodeo and family.”
A fourth posted: “Same that’s sad…”
A fifth called out Hallmark for renewing another show for a second season instead: “Not happy about this. Yet they renewed the horrible This Way Home which should have been the one canceled.”
CLIFFHANGER ENDING
The Season 1 finale saw the late Austin’s brother Cash riding the same bull that killed Austin, and he won the competition.
Then, Missy confronted him about his feelings toward her, having picked up various clues that he was in love with her.
The confrontation culminated in the pair’s first kiss.
Another character, Gus (Moore), who had already told Missy he was also falling for her, then showed up at her door at the same time as Cash to profess his love.
She opted to return to trick riding too instead of facing her desires, leaving fans wanting to know what would happen.
EVERYTHING’S CANCELED
Every network is making cuts for the upcoming 2024 TV season amid the since-settled dual Hollywood strikes.
Rachel Ray’s syndicated daytime talk show was trashed after 17 seasons.
Young Sheldon was canceled last week after seven seasons on CBS.
The well-received comedy The Great has been canceled by Hulu.
The American mockumentary sitcom Welcome To Flatch was canceled after two seasons.
Home Economics, starring Topher Grace, was canceled by ABC with its showrunner “holding out hope” that another network will save it.
A League of Their Own was canceled by Amazon Prime after one season with star Abbi Jacobson calling the decision “cowardly.”
Fans of HGTV’s Good Bones were forced to say goodbye, after the network tore down the popular renovation series.
Freeform broke up with its Single Drunk Female after just two seasons.
The reboot of beloved crime drama Magnum P.I. has been shot down – again.
When CBS canceled the reboot of Magnum P.I. in 2022, NBC swept in and rescued it.
Disney+ fans were left singing the blues after High School Musical: The Musical: The Series ended.
The show aired its fourth and final season on the streaming platform this summer.
Hallmark ChannelWhat’s worse, Season 1 of Ride ended on a huge cliffhanger instead of getting a proper sendoff[/caption]
Hallmark ChannelOther fans wrote: ‘Not happy about this’ and called out what they felt are less promising shows that got renewed[/caption]
