These popular filmed-in-Vancouver shows have been cancelled

LOCAL TV SHOWS GET AXED

Maria Tallarico, Vancouver is Awesome - May 2, 2022  | Story: 367704

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For three Vancouver-helmed TV series, the cancellation bubble has popped.

After a tumultuous three seasons, Batwoman will not be returning to CW. There have been multiple issues with the set (and behind the scenes) over three seasons, including an injury that left a production assistant paralyzed from the waist down and star Ruby Rose leaving the series and levelling accusations of an unsafe work environment, which the production studio WBTV strongly denied.

Rose was replaced by Javicia Leslie, who took to social media to thank the Vancouver crew and shared some highlights of her time on the series.

To the disappointment of DC fans, Legends of Tomorrow has been cancelled by CW after seven seasons.

This one is not a huge surprise as star Nick Zano announced his exit from the series in March and it was on the “maybe” list for an eighth season. Fans rallied to save the series with the #RenewLegendsofTomorrow Twitter campaign, but so far the series has not been picked up by another network.

Under financial scrutiny, the Netflix cancellations are rolling in.

So far, Space Force (which moved from Los Angeles to Vancouver for its second season for budgetary reasons) has been axed. The series reunited Steve Carrell with The Office producer Greg Daniels but critics and audiences never warmed up to the workplace dramedy. The streaming giant recently secured 500 thousand square feet of studio space in the Lower Mainland for its original programming.

Between the number of jobs lost on these three shows (TV crews employ anywhere from 50 to 100 people) and the DGC BC issuing strike notice, it’s shaping up to be an uncertain summer for some of the 65,000 workers employed directly and indirectly by the film industry.

The CW Cancels Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman

Molly Templeton

Mon May 2, 2022

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Sadly, it turns out, Legends can die. Or at least their TV shows can. The CW took an axe to its lineup of DC Comics shows on Friday, whittling the list down to three shows standing. The Flash and Superman & Lois have been renewed; Stargirl has yet to air its third season.

But Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow have aired their last.

Batwoman ran for three seasons with two leads; original star Ruby Rose left after the first season, citing unsafe conditions. Javicia Leslie stepped into the role as a different character who picked up the Batwoman mantle, and the show got two more seasons. Showrunner Caroline Dries reacted to the cancellation on Twitter:

And the Batwoman writers’ room praised Leslie, quoting her Instagram post about the experience of being on the show:

Legends of Tomorrow ran for seven seasons and, making the sting of cancellation even more painful, ended on a cliffhanger. Its ragtag, ever-shifting cast, earnestness, and sometimes absurd sense of humor made it feel like the little show that could, especially after its rocky first season. (I’ve never seen a show go from so rough to so outlandishly, joyfully great like this one did.)

Co-showrunner Keto Shimizu also posted on Twitter:

 

The CW’s DC shows being what they are, any of these characters, from Legends or Batwoman, could appear on the still-running shows. But it won’t be the same.

Both shows are available on The CW’s streaming platform; Legends is also on Netflix.