HBO Max canceled the comedy series “The Cucu Chronicles” (Gordita Chronicles) after one season. The attraction launched just over a month ago with positive reviews and a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and is yet another victim of the changes resulting from the demise of WarnerMedia and the implementation of a new order by by Warner Bros. Discovery.
The decision to cancel the attraction produced by stars Eva Langoria (“Dora and the Lost City”) and Zoe Saldana (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) and producer Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz (“One Day at a Time”) was taken as part of a broader plan by the conglomerate for streaming, which will no longer invest in children’s programming with actors “in the near future,” according to a statement.
“Live-action programming for children and families will not be part of our programming focus for the foreseeable future and, as a result, we had to make the very difficult decision to close ‘The Cuckoo Chronicles’ on HBO Max.” “The series has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal following, and we are proud to have worked with creator Claudia Forestieri and our two executive producers, Eva Longoria (who also masterfully directed the pilot) and Zoe Saldaña, to bring the pilot to life. Cucu’s journey. on screen. We thank them, the talented cast and crew for creating such a sincere and innovative show that is deeply connected with a very important demographic. “
Producers Eva Longoria and Zoe Saldana also talked about the cancellation.
“We are heartbroken by the huge schedule changes in HBO Max that will not allow our special show ‘The Cucu Chronicles’, hosted by the LatinX comedy powerhouse Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz, to have a second season in its original home. As producers and storytellers we we are continually looking for authentic and original stories that highlight the joy and talent of our community, we are so proud to have worked on this magical series, “said the two stars in a joint statement. “We continue to be impressed by the overwhelmingly positive critical response, along with our growing number of viewers, demonstrating that viewers recognize the importance of this show’s existence and the crucial space it has filled for LatinX content in the media landscape.” .
The two will now try to find a new place to continue the series, but redemptions of canceled attractions are even rarer when the cancellation takes place on a streaming platform.
“The Cucu Chronicles” told the story of immigrants from the Dominican Republic trying to settle in Miami in the 1980s following the new job of their father, a rising executive at an airline serving Florida and the Caribbean. Everything is narrated by the youngest daughter as a flashback to her childhood, in the style of open television productions such as “The Wonder Years”, “Fresh Off the Boat”, “Everybody Hates Chris” and “The Goldbergs”.
But if the premise is known, the production makes up for the lack of innovation with endearing characters, especially the daughters, who discover the intricate world of school tribes – where everyone looks like Madonna, including the kids – when they move to the United States.
Created by Claudia Forestieri (screenwriter of “Selena: The Series”), the attraction features Juan Javier Cardenas (the Dante of “The Walking Dead”) and Diana Maria Riva (“Dial Amiga to Kill”) as parents, Savannah Nicole Ruiz (“Gentefied”) as her sister and newcomer Olivia Gonçalves as the title Cucu / Gordita.
The end of live-action children’s productions on HBO Max is one of the many programming changes made by the team of CEO David Zaslav, who took the helm of the conglomerate with the launch of Warner Bros. Discovery, completed last April.
The future of the platform itself is at stake, as Warner Bros. Discovery plans to merge HBO Max with Discovery + in a new streaming service. At least, that was the justification given for the interruption of the company’s Brazilian telenovela project.
But another major move by the conglomerate is worth noting: the renewal of Casey Blois’ contract for another five years, which ended last week. The deal keeps the executive at the helm of HBO and HBO Max after two radical changes in the leadership of the media group, which four years ago was still called Time-Warner, became WarnerMedia for a short time and is now Warner Bros. Discovery.
Source: Terra
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