‘Queens’ canceled by ABC after one season – Deadline

ABC Do not go ahead with Queenscanceling the musical drama after playing it as a student.

The series, titled brandyNatori Naughton Eve And Nadine Velazquez, they were two of the most popular pilots last season and held a lot of expectations as fall approached. He had a good first show in October, and he made money 0.4 beta evaluation and 1.78 million Live + Same Day viewers. But all season, Queens, Aired on Tuesdays at 10 p.m., it often outperformed competing shows. The performance of the display ratings is likely to be taken into account by the fact that while it is running, Queens She had to cope with the departure of one of her co-stars, Eve, who took a break from the series after announcing her pregnancy. in january, Queens Creator Zaher McGehee spoke with Deadline whether Eve will return.

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at QueensWritten by McGhee and directed by Tim Story, four separate and out of touch women in their 40s – Naomi (Brandy), Jill (Naughton), Brianna (Eve) and Valeria (Velazquez) – regroup for a chance to regain fame and reclaim the ostentation they had in the ’90s squad That made them legends in the hip-hop world.

Cancellation comes about three months later February 1 season finale (0.2, 1.00 million). At the time of closing, star Brandy pondered the prospects for the sophomore season.

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“I know I would love to see more shows, more rap, and more theatrical things if there was a season 2. We haven’t really had the chance to do as many stage shows that I wanted to do this year,” she said. “I hope we tell more great stories and have a lot of entertainment with the group. Fingers cross.”

McGhee, Story and Wind executive production. ABC Signature, part of Disney Television Studios, was the studio.

Nelly Andreeva contributed to this report.