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Abby, Hoyt, and the remainder of the townspeople received’t be again for the 2023-24 tv season. The CW has cancelled Walker: Independence, so there received’t be a second 12 months.
An motion period-drama sequence, the Walker: Independence TV present is a prequel to the Walker sequence. It stars Katherine McNamara, Matt Barr, Katie Findlay, Greg Hovanessian, Philemon Chambers, Justin Johnson Cortez, Lawrence Kao, and Gabriela Quezada. The story is ready within the late 1800s and follows Abby Walker (McNamara), an prosperous and tough-minded Bostonian whose husband is murdered earlier than her eyes whereas on their journey out West. After crossing paths with Calian (Cortez), a curious Apache tracker, Abby arrives within the city of Independence, Texas. There, she encounters eclectic residents working from their pasts, chasing their goals, and protecting their very own secrets and techniques. Abby additionally actually runs into Hoyt Rawlins (Barr), a slippery rogue, thief, and con artist with a dented coronary heart of gold who rapidly eyes Abby as a mark — till she turns the tables on him. Abby and Hoyt quickly discover themselves precariously aligned, each looking for to uncover the reality in regards to the identification of Abby’s husband’s killer. They additionally vow to save lots of Independence, a frontier boomtown the place nothing is what it appears.
Airing on Thursday nights, the first season of Walker: Independence averaged a 0.05 ranking within the 18-49 demographic and 497,000 viewers within the reside+similar day rankings (together with DVR playback by means of 3:00 AM). It was one of many community’s better-performing scripted sequence of the season. In the reside+7 day rankings, the sequence picked up 90% extra viewers.
The cancellation just isn’t a shock on condition that Nexstar, the corporate that now runs the community, needs to concentrate on airing low-cost programming like unscripted sequence and bought scripted exhibits. Only two of The CW’s present unique exhibits have been renewed for 2023-24 — All American and Walker — and many of the relaxation are anticipated to be cancelled.
What do you suppose? Have you tuned in for the Walker: Independence sequence? Are you upset that it’s been cancelled and received’t be again for a second season?