22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Apple TV+ axes six shows including one with perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes
The lineup for Apple TV+ has been announced for the autumn season
Apple TV+ has revealed its lineup for the next season, and it means the end of six shows on the streaming platform. Several fan favourite programmes have been given the green light for a new series, including Trying, starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, Seth Rogan's smash hit Studio and German dark comedy series Where's Wanda?
There will also be a raft of new content, with upcoming possible hit s in the shape of The Wild Ones and Chief of war.
As 2025-2026 shapes up to be a belter for Apple TV+, channel chiefs will be hoping for a repeat of smash hit originals which caught the attention of fans across the globe, including Ted Lasso and the recent sci-fi hit Severance, which has surpassed the former as the platform's most watched show of this year.
Severance has been renewed for another series, which is sure to delight its army of die-hard fans. Other viewers could be left a bit disappointed by the news that six shows face the axe, which are Acapulco, Mythic Quest, Schmigadoon!, Still Up, Sunny, and Time Bandits, many of which were big hitters among critics and viewers alike.
Acapulco, an American comedy series centred around the gorgeous Las Colinas was a huge success and has a near perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes but it's not going to continue after its fourth season.
Out of those facing the chop, there are three that were in production for just one season. These include Still Up, a British drama about two friends who bond over insomnia.
Also heading for the cutting room floor are fantasy adventure Time Bandits, which is based on characters from the 1981 film of the same name, and Sunny, Rashida Jones' sci-fi set in Japan which follows a women whose husband and son have vanished after a mysterious pane crash.
Jones spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how she wishes more people had seen the programme, which also has a 90 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
She said: 'I wish there was a little bit more awareness about our show. Not gonna lie.
"I think [Sunny] is finding its audience because people seem to like it and a lot of people talk to me about it. What [Apple] do have is they have really good taste, and they do make really good shows."
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Schmigadoon! was cancelled after its second season. The musical comedy fantasy series features a busy cast led by Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong and comedian Keegan-Michael Key.
Mythic Quest, axed after four seasons, is a comedy series which follows a video game developer team and it's the brainchild of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Charlie Day. The programme ended on March 26 and in a rare move, show runners were allowed to edit it to give fans closure over the cliffhanger ending.
Day and the creators said via Deadline: 'Endings are hard. But after four incredible seasons, Mythic Quest is coming to a close. We're so proud of the show and the world we got to build—and deeply grateful to every cast and crew member who poured their heart into it. To all our fans, thank you for playing with us. To our partners at Apple, thank you for believing in the vision from the very beginning.
"Because endings are hard, with Apple's blessing we made one final update to our last episode—so we could say goodbye, instead of just game over."
