Schmigadoon creator reveals Apple TV series has been cancelled despite having written entire third season

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Schmigadoon! has been cancelled after two seasons at Apple TV+.

The musical comedy series, which starred Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong together with a big supporting forged, first debuted in 2021.

In a press release posted to his private Instagram, co-creator Cinco Paul wrote: “I am sad to share that Apple will not be moving forward with Season 3 of Schmigadoon!

“The season is written (including 25 new songs) but we unfortunately won’t be making it. Such is life. I want to thank everyone involved with the show, our incredible cast and crew and writers, our wonderful supporters at Broadway Video, Universal and Apple, for everything they did to make it happen.

“It’s a miracle we even got two seasons, honestly, and I’m so grateful we did.

“And to all the fans of the show out there – thank you with all of my heart. Your love and support has meant so much, and the fact that you connected with our show, that it brought you some joy, means the world to me.

“This was tough news to get, but the optimist in me is convinced it’s not the end of Schmigadoon… and maybe it’s even a happy beginning. Love, Cinco”.

As effectively as creating Schmigadoon!, Paul and his writing associate Ken Daurio are behind all three Despicable Me movies, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, and The Secret Life of Pets.

Reacting to Paul’s Instagram put up, Schmigadoon! star Kristin Chenoweth wrote: “It was a pleasure, sir. I will miss the pudding and trials and tribulations.”

Schmigadoon! adopted central characters Josh (Key) and Melissa (Strong), two medical doctors from New York who go on a backpacking journey hoping to save lots of their relationship and discover themselves misplaced within the legendary city of Schmigadoon.

There, they discover that life is a Forties-50s musical with songs and characters impressed by Oklahoma! and The Music Man, amongst others.

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They can solely escape the city after they discover real love, whether or not that’s with one another or another person. After they do discover real love, Season 2 noticed Josh and Melissa in Schmicago, a world impressed by Nineteen Sixties and 70s musicals.

Along with Key, Strong and Chenoweth, the series featured an all-star forged together with Ariana DeBose, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Alan Cumming, Ann Harada, Jane Krakowski, Aaron Tveit, Tituss Burgess, Patrick Page and Martin Short.

Last yr, Broadway legend Patti LuPone claimed she was snubbed from showing on Schmigadoon! as a result of she was “too old”.

“I wanted to be in Schmigadoon!, and I was too old,” LuPone advised Mashable.

When requested to make clear what she meant, she responded: “Exactly what I said. We reached out to them and said I want to be in Schmigadoon!. They said, ‘Sorry. You’re too old.’”