Clive Owen's medical drama “The Knick” cancelled after two seasonsMarch 27, 2017 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cinemax is discharging The Knick. The period medical drama from Steven Soderbergh has been canceled after two seasons, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The news is not surprising and comes 15 months after the season-two finale, which killed off star Clive Owen. "After a critically acclaimed two-season run of The Knick on Cinemax, we will not be going forward with additional episodes of the series," said HBO miniseries and Cinemax programming president Kary Antholis in a statement. "Despite our pride in and affection for the series as well as our respect for and gratitude toward Steven Soderbergh and his team, we have decided to return Cinemax to its original primetime series fare of high-octane action dramas, many of which will be internationally co-produced." The series, which marked Owen's first series-regular role, was acclaimed by critics but drew a small viewership. In addition to exec producing, Soderbergh directed all 20 episodes and was one of his first forays into television. Soderbergh has since moved on to exec produce and direct Amazon's Red Oaks and Starz's The Girlfriend Experience. Cinemax showed early faith in the drama, picking up a second season before its series premiere. The Knick hailed from creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, who exec produced with Soderbergh, Owen, Gregory Jacobs and Michael Sugar. When speaking with THR in December 2015, Amiel said there were "a lot of ways" to move forward with the drama after Owen's onscreen death. However, he also said that the season-two finale could serve as a series finale. "The stories arched. Everybody started in one place and has finished in another, and I'm very satisfied with where the characters are right now. Each one has come to a conclusion; whether or not it's a happy conclusion is irrelevant. They've come to a new place in their lives." Since saying goodbye to Strike Back and Banshee, Cinemax's original series slate also includes the acclaimed Quarry and Robert Kirkman's Outcast. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |