TV Show Cancels & Renewals: Yellowjackets; MasterChef; Amazon’s Countdown; Butterfly; Lioness

By Phillip Swann
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Yellowjackets Is Renewed & Cancelled
Yellowjackets, the Showtime survivalist drama with a twist, has been renewed for season four. However, it has also been cancelled; that is, the network says season four will be the show’s last. (Sounds better than being cancelled; the show was expected to go five seasons.) The series stars Christina Ricci (pictured above), Melanie Lynskey and Juliette Lewis. To learn more, click here.

MasterChef Renewed For 2 More Seasons On Fox
MasterChef, the Gordon Ramsay-starring cooking competition show, has been renewed for two more seasons (seasons 16 and 17) on Fox. “MasterChef remains a standout series for Fox, drawing its dedicated fanbase back season after season to witness amateur cooks transform into culinary masters,” Fox Entertainment executive Yasmin Rawji said in a statement. Click here to learn more.

Amazon Officially Ends the Countdown (The Show)
Amazon has announced that it has cancelled the thriller series, Countdown, after one season. The show starred Jensen Ackles as a Los Angeles police detective assigned to stop a nuclear attack. To learn more about the cancellation, including Ackles’ disappointment at hearing about the ax, click here.

Amazon Kills Butterfly After One Season
The network Grim Reaper was busy last week at Amazon as the company also took the ax to Butterfly after just one season. The show starred Daniel Dae Kim as a former spy living in South Korea. To learn more, click here.

Nicole Kidman’s Lioness Renewed at Paramount Plus
Nicole Kidman is having a tough time with her pending split from longtime husband Keith Urban, but the actress did get some good news last week: Paramount Plus has renewed her spy drama, which also stars Zoe Saldana, for a season three. To learn more, click here.

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