WGN America is pulling the plug on Manhattan.

The network has elected not to order a third season of the well-reviewed but low-rated drama inspired by the story of the Manhattan Project.

Calling the move a “very difficult decision,” WGNA president and general manager Matt Cherniss said in a statement, “We are proud of this critically acclaimed series, an extraordinary original drama, and are deeply disappointed that such a wonderful show could not find a larger audience. We thank the immensely talented [executive producers] Sam Shaw and Thomas Schlamme, along with the exceptional cast and crew and our great partners at Lionsgate and Skydance, for crafting a masterful series. We are equally grateful to the dedicated fans for their support over the last two seasons.”

In an interview with EW in December, show creator Shaw said the prospect of a third season was “very much an open question. I wish it were not an open question. I’ll just say, now and on the record and very emphatically, we want to continue the show, and the stories that we will be telling in our third season and beyond, I think they’re the most exciting stories.”

Manhattan is the second original scripted series from WGNA (following Salem), and the first to be canceled.

WGN America將不再續(xù)訂《曼哈頓計(jì)劃》。

該電視臺(tái)決定不再給予這部基于有名的“曼哈頓計(jì)劃”改編的同名劇集第三季續(xù)訂。該劇雖說(shuō)好評(píng)如潮，但低收視率也是不爭(zhēng)的事實(shí)。

WGNA的主席和總經(jīng)理公開說(shuō)道：“這對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)非常艱難的決定，我們十分以這部極具出色，頗受好評(píng)的劇集驕傲，但同時(shí)我們又對(duì)于如此優(yōu)秀的劇卻難以獲得高收視率而失望。我們衷心感謝該劇的天才制片人am Shaw和Thomas Schlamme，還有出色的演員和劇組人員，以及優(yōu)秀的合作伙伴L(zhǎng)iongate和Skydance制作公司，發(fā)自內(nèi)心為你們能制作出一部如此優(yōu)秀的劇集感到無(wú)比自豪。當(dāng)然，那些從始至終深愛這部劇的粉絲們同樣表示感謝?！?/span>

該劇主創(chuàng)Shaw在去年12月對(duì)于該劇第三季的續(xù)訂前景接受了采訪并說(shuō)道：“關(guān)于這個(gè)問(wèn)題我們還在商量中，我非常希望能給個(gè)準(zhǔn)信，對(duì)于我來(lái)說(shuō)，我當(dāng)然是希望能夠續(xù)訂，第三季的劇本還有之后的故事我想展現(xiàn)給觀眾，那些我認(rèn)為都是該劇最激動(dòng)人心的故事了?！?/span>

《曼哈頓計(jì)劃》是WGNA第二部的原創(chuàng)劇本劇集（第一部是《塞勒姆》），也是第一部被取消的劇集。