Kaley Cuoco’s fan-favourite series The Flight Attendant cancelled after 2 seasons

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The Flight Attendant has been cancelled by Max and won’t return for a 3rd season, it was introduced on Friday (19 January).

The darkish comedy thriller, which starred Kaley Cuoco, debuted in November 2020, with a second season airing in April 2022.

In a press release, Cuoco mentioned: (*2*)

The series was primarily based on the 2018 novel of the identical identify by Chris Bohjalian, and was developed for tv by Steve Yockey. In a press release, Yockey mentioned: “‘The Flight Attendant’ was a true passion project and the reception from viewers and critics alike was pretty stunning.

“Our unorthodox spectacle of a show really found people. As we all move on to new projects, those two seasons of television and the incredible team of professionals behind them will always stay at the top of my list.”

The series earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for its first season, and Cuoco was once more nominated for an Emmy for the second season.

It additionally obtained reward for its dealing with of Cuoco’s character Cassie’s alcoholism and journey to sobriety. In an opinion piece for The Independent, author Harriet Williamson mentioned she was going by means of the identical factor as Cassie in The Flight Attendant, and “it’s not easy”.

“Like Cassie, my relationship with alcohol was problematic,” wrote Williamson. “I used drinking as a crutch, a comfort blanket and an anaesthetic. It was a coping strategy that became the issue in and of itself – like repeatedly pouring neat bleach onto your hands in the hope of killing germs.”

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In a four-star overview of The Flight Attendant’s second season, tv critic Amanda Whiting wrote: “As all shows with such efficient first seasons must, the second outing of The Flight Attendant walks the tightrope of modest reinvention, finding more road by shifting away from spycraft in the direction of character study.

“The result is a less tight whodunnit, but something that remains at its best when Cassie is complicating her own life, doubling down on mistakes while struggling to convince herself and everyone around her that she’s simply cruising.”