Parish: Season Two; Canceled by AMC; No second season for the crime series with Giancarlo Esposito – canceled + renewed TV shows, ratings

by Trevor Kimball, October 18, 2024

Gray Parish is not returning to AMC. The cable channel canceled it Community series, so there will be no second season. The series’ six episodes ended airing in May.

A crime series that Community The TV show stars Giancarlo Esposito, Zackary Momoh, Paula Malcomson, Skeet Ulrich, Bonnie Mbuli, Ivan Mbakop, Arica Himmel and Dax Rey. In the story, Gracian “Gray” Parish (Esposito) is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime to live a life as a family man in New Orleans. After his son is violently murdered and his luxury car service business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his driving days resurfaces old habits. This sends Gray on a relentless quest with moral agendas and dangerous consequences. Other characters include New Orleans-based Zimbabwean gangster The Horse (Momoh); Gray’s wife and mother of his two children, Rose (Malcomson); Colin (Ulrich), an old acquaintance of Gray’s; Shamiso Tongai (Mbuli), the horse’s clever and protective older sister; The horse’s brother, Zenzo (Mbakop); Gray and Rose’s daughter Makayla (Heaven); and the horse’s son, Luke (Rey).

The first season of airs on Sunday evenings Community averaged a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 295,000 viewers in the live and daily ratings (including DVR playback until 3:00).

The series opened with solid numbers in the premiere, but by the fifth week the ratings dropped to less than half as many viewers. With a drop-off like that, it’s not surprising that AMC wouldn’t order a second season. Community was one of the cable network’s worst-rated series in recent memory, at least in the Live+3 ratings.

“We are so proud of it Community and grateful for the creative talent and performances they were able to bring to the screen, starting with the remarkable Giancarlo Esposito, Skeet Ulrich and the entire cast,” AMC said in a statement to TVLine. “We are unfortunately unable to move forward with a second season, but Season 1 remains available on AMC+ for fans who want to relive the thrill of the series and for those who have not yet discovered it.”

What do you think? Have you seen that? Community TV show? Are you disappointed that this crime drama hasn’t been renewed for a second season on AMC?