We’ll never get to witness the love of “Rileta” blossom: HBO Max has cancelled Generation after one season, TVLine has confirmed.
“We will not be moving forward with a second season of Generation,” HBO Max said in a statement. “We are very proud to have partnered with Zelda and Daniel Barnz to faithfully and authentically represent LGBTQ youth with such a diverse group of characters and layered stories. We thank them and our wonderfully gifted cast for all their hard work and collaboration.”
Generation followed “a diverse group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community,” according to its official description.
The series’ ensemble includes Nathanya Alexander (Ocean’s Eight), Chloe East (Kevin (Probably) Saves the World), Nava Mau (Sam’s Town), Lukita Maxwell (Speechless), Haley Sanchez (Redress), Uly Schlesinger (Divorce), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits), Chase Sui Wonders (Betty), Justice Smith (The Get Down) and Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope).
Recurring guest stars include J. August Richards (Angel), Mary Birdsong (Succession), Alicia Coppola (Empire), Patricia De Leon (Mayans M.C.), Diego Josef (Goliath), Anthony Kevyan (Alexa & Katie), Sydney Mae Diaz (High Fidelity), John Ross Bowie (Speechless) and Sam Trammell (True Blood).
TVLine’s Streaming Renewal Scorecard has been updated with the cancellation. Devastated to say goodbye to Chester, Riley, Greta and the rest of the gang? Let us know by dropping some comments below.
I feared this would happen. Damn!!! I’ll miss Chester and the rest of them
They should have resolved everything in Season 1.
Awww man! I really like the show.
Bad choice, just a great show
Damn. This show was so much better than the GG reboot
Damnit! I loved this show.
I’m going to be honest, it wasn’t very good. I tried to get into it but stopped watching, on the other hand that other show on HBO is is amazing “We Are Who We Are” everyone go check that show out!
did you watch past the third episode cause it got so much better afterwards.
We are who we are was boring very slow
Generation was fun and chester hope he was saved at the end
Maybe they can shop it somewhere else or at least get a 2 hour wrap up movie. I hate when shows aren’t given an opportunity to wrap up properly
Actors and directors/writers should really try figuring out how to get mandatory endings written into their contracts.
Boo :((((( I don’t like this. I’m confused. Did the show not make them enough money
What a shame to cancel such an amazingly fun and diverse series… it’s exactly what’s needed yet it gets canceled — ?!
Netflix should save it!or they should do a Riley Greta spin off!I dunno why networks cancel all the great shows and keep the trash reboots!
So annoying! This was literally SO much better than the cheesy GG reboot. At least the cliffhangers weren’t major
Can someone please give me a real reason why the show got canceled because clearly all these blogss keep saying the show got canceled but not really explaining anything thank you!
If the sites reporting the cancellation don’t have a reason for the show’s cancellation, it means HBO didn’t provide one in their press release
I would assume not enough people watched it and it got no emmy/award season recognition, so in their mind why are we paying to continue this show and on top of it, they have a huge cast lol and while I love gay and diverse cast this show lacked in so many ways. check out “we are who we are” on HBO, now that was good.
They are completely different shows. I like this one more.
I don’t know anyone that watched this show. I ask my students often what they’re watching. Euphoria was popular at one point (a similar type of show). The big shows of this past summer were Outer Banks, All American, and Criminal Minds.
I knew there was mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed this series. Sad it’s ending. Maybe another streamer else will pick it up?…
The one and done trend on streaming is a joke but not really funny. IMO they are greatly overestimating the demographic they are targeting. Mass appeal isn’t being considered.
This is HUGE bummer. This show was a delight. The second half was better than the first half when they decided to stop focusing on those horrible twins. They were truly awful. That may have been part of their downfall.
This is so devastating. I haven’t seen another TV show portray the high school experience like Generation. Especially for lgbtq teens. This show really sees queer youth and not seeing it through is incredibly disappointing.
So bummed, I really enjoyed this show! Wish they would have been given advance notice so they could have wrapped things up!
This is so devastating, I loved this show. How could they renew GG and cancel generation?! It’s so crazy. I really hope it gets picked up by another streaming service.
Super bummer! I don’t think this show was well advertised and enough of the target demographic had HBO Max to watch. Honestly Showtime should pick it up as they are a much bolder network. HBO seems to cancel all the shows with diverse casts i.e. Generation, Lovecraft Country and Watchman.
A huge mistake by canceling generations I am terminally ill so I won’t be around much longer and even if there was a season 2 I probably won’t be alive to watch it but you’re making a very big mistake by canceling the show everyone needs it and it’s wonderful you have crummy series that have 10 11 12 seasons that go nowhere this was wonderful and the future generation needs it big mistake
Why cancel this awesome show it was the best for most series I’ve seen on television…. cast was outstanding n the story lines off the charts n so much to learn on this season alone & for our youth to understand these topics they hit on this show and not hide in fear & shame of what some dont understand.. to love yourself & not be judged by anyone
Really liked this show. Was looking forward to a second season. Could someone else please puck it up?
Nooo!!! Why do all the interesting shows get canceled?