In a statement released on Wednesday, HBO said: “After careful consideration, we have decided not to proceed with a second season of Vinyl”.
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Variety also reported that the decision to cancel Vinyl came after Michael Lombardo’s relinquishing of the post as programming president last month, a position he’d been in for ten years. Created by a powerful cabal of entertainment giants – Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter – the show announced its ambitions with a two-hour pilot that reportedly cost $30 million.
Welp, that was fast: According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO has cancelled Vinyl, abandoning its previously stated plans for Season 2 of the much-maligned rock-‘n’-roll drama.
“Obviously, this was not an easy decision”.
The series starring Bobby Cannavale as a larger-than-life record mogul had a rough run in its first season earlier this year, drawing modest ratings and lukewarm reviews.
Then in April the cracks began to show when the channel announced they had parted ways with series creator Terry Winter.
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The series had been a long-gestating project for Scorsese and Jagger, whose son James appeared in the show as the frontman of fictitious punk act The Nasty Bits. Ray Romano, Juno Temple, Olivia Wilde, and more rounded out the cast.
