TV show with two big name stars quietly cancelled after just one season
OUT TO SEA TV show with two big name stars quietly cancelled after just one season – leaving fans gutted
A CRUISE ship melodrama has been quietly cancelled after just one season – despite being led by Dawson's Creek hunk, Joshua Jackson.
The series, which was created by Glee and American Horror Story's Ryan Murphy, premiered in September last year in the US, before dropping on Disney+ in the UK.
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Doctor Odyssey has been cancelled after one season
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The cast was led by Joshua Jackson as a doctor on board a cruise liner
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The barmy series also starred Don Johnson
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Doctor Odyssey, which saw Jackson play Max Bankman, the new physician on board the titular luxury cruise liner, has now unfortunately been given the push by US network, ABC.
According to Variety, the cast's contracts are set to expire today, with the network not putting the show back on its schedule.
As a result, it seems like the comedy-drama, which became known for its campy predicaments each week, is dead in the water.
This comes despite the strong cast including Miami Vice legend Don Johnson as the ship's loveable captain, Hamilton star Phillipa Soo as Bankman's nurse practitioner, Avery Morgan, and Skins' Sean Teale as fellow nurse Tristan Silva.
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Doctor Odyssey followed the various medical issues Bankman and his team had to deal with while on the ship.
The bizarre catastrophes ranged from one passenger contracting iodine poisoning after overdoing it on the all-you-can-eat shrimp, to a plastic-surgery loving woman whose nose fell off after snorting cocaine.
As all this unfolds, the close quarters of the staff gives way to romance, prompting a review in The Telegraph comparing it to 'a cross between ER and The Love Boat'.
It's 'bonkers' plot lines also include Max declaring himself 'the first person in the US to contract Covid' which sparked a new zest for life when he survived.
Throughout the show's initial run, Doctor Odyssey was also filled with megastars appearing in cameo roles – including Shania Twain, Angela Bassett, Kelsea Ballerini and John Stamos.
However, it seems the jam-packed cast wasn't enough to keep the show afloat.
At the time of writing, none of the main cast have commented on the show's cancellation.
But fans have flocked to X (formerly Twitter) begging their "weird" and "nonsense" series to be saved.
"They really cancelled Doctor Odyssey and I feel personally attacked. Yeah, it was chaotic," wrote one. "Yeah, it didn't always make sense. But it had heart and in the end, I weirdly loved every minute of it. I'm gonna miss this messy, unserious emotional gem."
"I don't know how they'd do it but they need to get Doctor Odyssey on a new channel somehow. I don't care if they have to have a major budget cut and it has to be filmed on a dinghy. Just bring it back to me," said another.
While a third wrote: "I'm mourning the loss of #DoctorOdyssey today. I was hoping for Season 2 where the group goes through the Bermuda Triangle, goes back in time and sees dinosaurs."
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Despite being "nonsense" fans grew attached to the show
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The series became known for its whacky catastrophes on board
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