By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 29, 2016 9:30 am EST
Executive producer Shawn Ryan revealed the plans to fans on his Twitter account, explaining why there would not be a second season of the hit show:
Even though Ryan notes that Mad Dogs season 1 was envisioned as a one-season story, it ends with loose ends that I wish we could have explored in further seasons. That said, I really had no idea where they could take the show after this ending. But that was one of the things I loved about Mad Dogs – that I often had no idea where it could be possibly heading or what might happen next. In that way, it was unlike any television series I had ever watched before.
I’m wondering what Shawn Ryan and Chris Cole’s pitch was for Mad Dogs season 2. It should also be noted that Mad Dogs was an adaptation of a British TV series of the same name which went on for four seasons. Of course, British shows have shorter seasons and the series only had 14 episodes in total, ending in a pretty similar place. If you haven’t watched Mad Dogs season 1, you still should.
It’s interesting: now that a TV series gets “canceled” on a streaming service, does that mean there is no other place to possibly continue the story with another season?
