The moon colony is closing down as AMC+ will not proceed with a second season of Moonhaven. Word of the cancellation comes four months after the dystonic sci-fi series was renewed for a second season and days after AMC Networks announced sweeping cost-cutting measures as CEO Christina Spade stepped down, which included laying off 20 of its U.S. staff, and write-downs for up to 475 million as it restructures its business. Up to 400 million of that is for content-related moves the company calls “strategic programming assessments”
In a SEC filing, AMC Networks said that “programming assessments pertain to a broad mix of owned and licensed content, including legacy television series and films that will no longer be in active rotation on the company’s linear or digital platforms.”
The reverse of Moonhaven’s renewal decision is part of that effort, I hear.
The show’s demise is still surprising given the...
In a SEC filing, AMC Networks said that “programming assessments pertain to a broad mix of owned and licensed content, including legacy television series and films that will no longer be in active rotation on the company’s linear or digital platforms.”
The reverse of Moonhaven’s renewal decision is part of that effort, I hear.
The show’s demise is still surprising given the...
- 12/4/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for the ending of “Moonhaven” Season 1.]
As Season 1 of “Moonhaven” is ending, an entire society hangs in the balance. A generations-long plan is starting to crumble, there’s a coup in progress, and some new arrivals are making the people of a self-contained lunar colony question pretty much everything.
Most other shows would lean into or feed off that chaos. Yet, “Moonhaven” takes some time for Earther pilot Bella (Emma McDonald) to join Paul Sarno (Dominic Monaghan) and his family in a quiet meal where they all talk about what they value and what’s to come.
“We said that a lot in the writers room, to ‘Think like a mooner,'” showrunner Peter Ocko said. “You didn’t grow up in a harsh environment, and then come to Paradise. You were born in Paradise. And so we built a fantasy version of a human that’s really in touch with themselves, but not...
As Season 1 of “Moonhaven” is ending, an entire society hangs in the balance. A generations-long plan is starting to crumble, there’s a coup in progress, and some new arrivals are making the people of a self-contained lunar colony question pretty much everything.
Most other shows would lean into or feed off that chaos. Yet, “Moonhaven” takes some time for Earther pilot Bella (Emma McDonald) to join Paul Sarno (Dominic Monaghan) and his family in a quiet meal where they all talk about what they value and what’s to come.
“We said that a lot in the writers room, to ‘Think like a mooner,'” showrunner Peter Ocko said. “You didn’t grow up in a harsh environment, and then come to Paradise. You were born in Paradise. And so we built a fantasy version of a human that’s really in touch with themselves, but not...
- 8/5/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
If the idea of the future presented in “Moonhaven” doesn’t feel like anything else in recent sci-fi storytelling, it’s probably because the list of visual and spiritual inspirations for the show is short on other examples of sci-fi storytelling.
Most of the six-episode opening season of the AMC+ drama concerns itself with the goings-on at a lunar colony centuries in the future. Removed from the preconceptions (and mounting strife) of Earther society, the third generation of isolated, AI-guided moon inhabitants have flourished, and are ready to share their secrets with those back on the Blue Dot in their sky.
It’s an easy enough premise to grasp, but creating this alternate world of “Moonhaven” meant sifting through an endless number of visual and logistical possibilities. Showrunner Peter Ocko looked to some Earthly examples as a spiritual guide.
“In the beginning, we were saying, ‘What does this city look like?...
Most of the six-episode opening season of the AMC+ drama concerns itself with the goings-on at a lunar colony centuries in the future. Removed from the preconceptions (and mounting strife) of Earther society, the third generation of isolated, AI-guided moon inhabitants have flourished, and are ready to share their secrets with those back on the Blue Dot in their sky.
It’s an easy enough premise to grasp, but creating this alternate world of “Moonhaven” meant sifting through an endless number of visual and logistical possibilities. Showrunner Peter Ocko looked to some Earthly examples as a spiritual guide.
“In the beginning, we were saying, ‘What does this city look like?...
- 8/1/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Amarna Karan as Indira Mare, Joe Manganiello as Tomm, Ayelet Zurer as Maite Voss and Yazzmin Newell as Sonda Crux – Moonhaven _ Season 1, Episode 1 – Photo Credit: Szymon Lazewski/AMC+ In advance of its season one finale next week, AMC Networks has renewed the popular and critically acclaimed suspense thriller Moonhaven for a second season of six episodes coming to on AMC+ in 2023. Since its premiere earlier this month, Moonhaven has become the #1 most watched exclusive series and the #2 most watched new series in the streamer’s history, behind only the breakout Western noir crime drama Dark Winds. Created by Peter Ocko (Lodge 49, Black Sails, Elementary, Pushing Daisies), who is also showrunner, the series is focused on a utopian colony on the Moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth. Moonhaven features an acclaimed ensemble cast including Emma McDonald (Queens of Mystery), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Amara Karan (Doctor Who...
- 7/28/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
“Moonhaven” has been renewed for Season 2 at AMC+.
The news comes ahead of the Season 1 finale, which is set to debut on the streamer on Aug. 4. Like the first season, the second season will consist of six episodes. It is expected to debut in 2023. The cast includes Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Joe Manganiello, Kadeem Hardison, and Yazzmin Newell.
Set 100 years in the future, the series follows Bella Sway (McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler. She finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community on a 500 square mile Garden of Eden built on the moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Earth. A skeptic in paradise, Bella is sucked into a conspiracy to gain control of the artificial intelligence responsible for Moonhaven’s miracles and teams with a local detective, Paul Serno (Monaghan), to stop...
The news comes ahead of the Season 1 finale, which is set to debut on the streamer on Aug. 4. Like the first season, the second season will consist of six episodes. It is expected to debut in 2023. The cast includes Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Joe Manganiello, Kadeem Hardison, and Yazzmin Newell.
Set 100 years in the future, the series follows Bella Sway (McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler. She finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community on a 500 square mile Garden of Eden built on the moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Earth. A skeptic in paradise, Bella is sucked into a conspiracy to gain control of the artificial intelligence responsible for Moonhaven’s miracles and teams with a local detective, Paul Serno (Monaghan), to stop...
- 7/28/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
AMC Networks has renewed drama series “Moonhaven” for a second season.
The news comes a week before the show’s Season 1 finale drops Aug. 4.
Season 2 of the show, from creator and showrunner Peter Ocko, will span six episodes, and return to AMC+ in 2023.
“This is such an engaging and entertaining series, brilliantly conceived and run by Peter,” Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, said in a statement. “The story is suspenseful, provocative and prescient, and features a phenomenal cast that delivers mesmerizing performances. What Peter and the team are crafting for Season 2 is next level, and the fans will be thrilled.”
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AMC+’s ‘Moonhaven’ First Look Teases Life on the Moon
“Moonhaven” stars Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Joe Manganiello, Kadeem Hardison and Yazzmin Newell.
“I couldn’t be more excited to return to the Moon and continue our story...
The news comes a week before the show’s Season 1 finale drops Aug. 4.
Season 2 of the show, from creator and showrunner Peter Ocko, will span six episodes, and return to AMC+ in 2023.
“This is such an engaging and entertaining series, brilliantly conceived and run by Peter,” Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, said in a statement. “The story is suspenseful, provocative and prescient, and features a phenomenal cast that delivers mesmerizing performances. What Peter and the team are crafting for Season 2 is next level, and the fans will be thrilled.”
Also Read:
AMC+’s ‘Moonhaven’ First Look Teases Life on the Moon
“Moonhaven” stars Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Joe Manganiello, Kadeem Hardison and Yazzmin Newell.
“I couldn’t be more excited to return to the Moon and continue our story...
- 7/28/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
The moon colony continues.
AMC+ has renewed Moonhaven for a second season.
The series, which comes from Lodge 49 showrunner Peter Ocko, premiered at the start of July and runs through August 4.
It will return with another six episode-run in 2023.
The company said that the show has become its number one most-watched AMC+ exclusive series and number most-watched new series in the streamer’s history behind Dark Winds.
Created by Ocko, who also serves as showrunner, the series is focused on a utopian colony on the Moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth.
It stars Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Joe Manganiello, Kadeem Hardison and Yazzmin Newell.
Set 100 years in the future, the series follows Bella Sway (McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community on a 500 square mile Garden...
AMC+ has renewed Moonhaven for a second season.
The series, which comes from Lodge 49 showrunner Peter Ocko, premiered at the start of July and runs through August 4.
It will return with another six episode-run in 2023.
The company said that the show has become its number one most-watched AMC+ exclusive series and number most-watched new series in the streamer’s history behind Dark Winds.
Created by Ocko, who also serves as showrunner, the series is focused on a utopian colony on the Moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth.
It stars Emma McDonald, Dominic Monaghan, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Joe Manganiello, Kadeem Hardison and Yazzmin Newell.
Set 100 years in the future, the series follows Bella Sway (McDonald), a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler who finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community on a 500 square mile Garden...
- 7/28/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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I spent two years fighting the complications of desperately wanting to recommend AMC’s delightfully weird dramedy Lodge 49 and being generally unable to even describe the show. A slice of surfer noir by way of Thomas Pynchon, like Terriers without the gumshoe trappings, Lodge 49 probably never would have been a mainstream smash, but I don’t think it ever came close to maxing out on the audience that would have fallen for its laconic, philosophical noodling and its abundant, low-key charms.
AMC+’s new series Moonhaven isn’t really a lunar Lodge 49, but hailing from Lodge 49 showrunner Peter Ocko and boasting Lodge 49 creator Jim Gavin as writer and producer, Moonhaven has some of that elusive DNA. Even if one can sense Ocko and company trying to at least give AMC+ a promotable hook, Moonhaven is a show that...
I spent two years fighting the complications of desperately wanting to recommend AMC’s delightfully weird dramedy Lodge 49 and being generally unable to even describe the show. A slice of surfer noir by way of Thomas Pynchon, like Terriers without the gumshoe trappings, Lodge 49 probably never would have been a mainstream smash, but I don’t think it ever came close to maxing out on the audience that would have fallen for its laconic, philosophical noodling and its abundant, low-key charms.
AMC+’s new series Moonhaven isn’t really a lunar Lodge 49, but hailing from Lodge 49 showrunner Peter Ocko and boasting Lodge 49 creator Jim Gavin as writer and producer, Moonhaven has some of that elusive DNA. Even if one can sense Ocko and company trying to at least give AMC+ a promotable hook, Moonhaven is a show that...
- 7/6/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ellen DeGeneres’ emotional goodbye to daytime ended her flagship talk show on a ratings high note.
The May 26 series finale of “Ellen” yielded a season high 1.8 rating among adults 18-49, according to live + same day Nielsen data. The number marks a 30 percent improvement from the ratings of the show at the same time last year, and a 64 percent improvement over ratings for the show from the week prior. The run of episodes that week garnered a 1.3 rating, up 18 from the week before.
“Ellen” had been steadily improving in ratings as the show reached its announced end date. Over a two week period prior to the show’s end date, the show’s rating rose by 44 percent and averaged a daily growth of 568,000 viewers in its audience. Its final ratings make it the third highest rated daytime talk show during the week, behind “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (1.6) and “Dr Phil...
The May 26 series finale of “Ellen” yielded a season high 1.8 rating among adults 18-49, according to live + same day Nielsen data. The number marks a 30 percent improvement from the ratings of the show at the same time last year, and a 64 percent improvement over ratings for the show from the week prior. The run of episodes that week garnered a 1.3 rating, up 18 from the week before.
“Ellen” had been steadily improving in ratings as the show reached its announced end date. Over a two week period prior to the show’s end date, the show’s rating rose by 44 percent and averaged a daily growth of 568,000 viewers in its audience. Its final ratings make it the third highest rated daytime talk show during the week, behind “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (1.6) and “Dr Phil...
- 6/8/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
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