‘High Fidelity’ cancelled after one season

Cue the heartbreak ballads because in the words of one Zoë Kravitz, “#breakupssuck.” That was the actor and producer’s reaction to learning on August 5 that her Hulu series, High Fidelity, had been cancelled after one short, 10-episode season.“I wanna give a shout out to my #highfidelity family,” Kravitz shared on Instagram along with a slideshow of photos from the set after hearing official word. “Thank you for all the love and heart you put into this show. I'm in awe of all of you. and thank you to everyone who watched, loved and supported us. #breakupssuck”

 

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i wanna give a shout out to my #highfidelity family. thank you for all the love and heart you put into this show. i'm in awe of all of you. and thank you to everyone who watched, loved and supported us. ✌? #breakupssuck

A post shared by Zoë Kravitz (@zoeisabellakravitz) on Aug 5, 2020 at 7:25pm PDT

During its short but sweet run, High Fidelity earned lots of critical praise for its nuanced characters and gender-bending take on the 2000 film starring John Cusack ( itself based on the 1995 novel by Nick Hornby). In the series, Kravitz—who also executive produced—played Rob, a female iteration of Cusack’s pop culture-obsessed record store owner. Jake Lacy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and David H. Holmes also starred. Notably, Kravitz’s mother, Lisa Bonet, starred as Cusack’s ex-girlfriend Marie De Salle in the original film.[video_embed id='2008476']RELATED: Jason Momoa surprises Lisa Bonet with a gift 14 years in the making[/video_embed]In the hours that followed the cancellation news, many fans of the series voiced their agreement with Kravitz’s breakup sentiment, and some even called on other streaming services to save the show immediately. (You can watch the first season on Crave right now.)

Oh I loved #HighFidelity! This is sad news

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) August 6, 2020

She was too powerful for Hulu that's why they cancelled High Fidelity pic.twitter.com/fD2r6ItdrY

— ?????? ?????? (@keileykaiser) August 6, 2020

I can't believe Hulu decided to cancel a show as a great as #HighFidelity after one season. Didn't even give it a chance to grow. And the diversity...I'm mad. This show deserves another season. Someone pick this up. @Netflix? @PrimeVideo? Anyone? pic.twitter.com/CXVvWGqgfO

— Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) August 6, 2020

Man, it really sucks that Hulu canceled #HighFidelity after that great first season. It's my favorite series of the year so far and it had a lot of room to grow in. With a great cast and story, I hope that another streaming service picks it up. pic.twitter.com/gAYBHDelsq

— Hèctor Ha (@hector__ha) August 6, 2020

According to Deadline the chances of the series finding another home are “considered a long shot,” and Hulu’s decision to cancel it was a tough one. The publication reports that the cast’s contracts were even extend for an extra month while the powers-that-be considered the series’ future, but obviously in the end they decided to close down Rob’s shop for good despite the “internal support.” The publication didn’t add whether the show’s complete shut out at the 2020 Emmy nominations was a factor in the decision, but its lack of inclusion made several snubs lists following the July 28 nominations.Earlier this summer Kravitz spoke with Variety, which along with Deadline first reported the cancellation news, about a potential second season. At the time she revealed there was definitely more to explore with the characters and the storylines, but that she also hadn’t heard an official decision as to the show’s fate.“I think the show has a lot of potential,” she revealed in June. “I think there’s a lot more growing to do for everybody and a lot more trouble to get into. There’s a lot of places we could go and I would love to go there.” She wasn’t the only one. In February, The Hollywood Reporter sat down with the show’s creators, and they revealed their long-term hopes for the show as well.“Hopefully there are more seasons of High Fidelity — I think our intention was that people would be rooting for different relationships as season one progresses,” co-creator Veronica West said. “As we move forward into future seasons, I think Rob is going to date some strangers that we haven't met before. I think we're going to go on relationship stories and other kinds of stories and the universe will continue to expand.”[video_embed id='2007453']Before you go: Portia de Rossi breaks silence on Ellen scandal[/video_embed]