Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba’s Bad Boys adaptation LA’s Finest is canceled after two seasons on Spectrum Originals
- Show revived Union’s role as DEA agent Syd Burnett from 2003’s Bad Boys 2
- Season two was initially slated to debut this past June
- Season two airing was delayed after George Floyd killing by police officer and the coast-to-coast demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice
Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba’s cop show LA’s Finest has been canceled following two seasons on the air.
Spectrum Originals canceled the adaptation of the series Bad Boys, Variety reported, on which Union reprised her role as DEA agent Syd Burnett from 2003’s Bad Boys 2, while Alba played her partner Nancy McKenna.
The show, which was created by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, finishes after two seasons and 26 episodes.
It’s over: Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba’s cop show LA’s Finest has been canceled following two seasons on the air
Sophie Reynolds, Ernie Hudson, Ryan McPartlin, Zack Gilford and Duane Martin also appeared on the show, which was produced in a joint venture by Sony Pictures TV, Charter Communications, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment.
This past May, Fox purchased the rights to the show amid a shortage of live-action shows due to productions shutting down this past March amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Fox started airing season one shows last month as the show’s second season aired concurrently on Spectrum Originals.
Season two was initially slated to debut this past June, but was delayed amid the May killing of George Floyd by ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, and the coast-to-coast demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice.
On the air: This past May, Fox purchased the rights to the show amid a dearth of live-action shows due to productions shutting down this past March amid the spread of the coronavirus
The show initially was an NBC pilot two years ago but the network didn’t pick it up, with Spectrum swooping in and making it their first original show when it hit the air last year
The show, which was created by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, finishes after two seasons and 26 episodes
The show initially was an NBC pilot two years ago but the network didn’t pick it up, with Spectrum swooping in and making it their first original show when it hit the air last year.
The program didn’t fare well with critics with a 24 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Spectrum Originals does not put out ratings, the outlet reported, though the show was garnering 3.9 million viewers a show on Fox, per Nielsen Live+7 ratings.