The uncritically acclaimed and unhighly watched series, “Low Winter Sun” will not be picked up for a second season.
“Low Winter Sun” is cancelled, after AMC made an official statement. An adaptation of a U.K. miniseries, the show suffered a steep ratings decline over its season. “Low Winter Sun” debuted to 2.5 million viewers in August, but later episodes fell below the 1 million mark. It was eventually moved from Sundays at 10 p.m. to 11 p.m., where it finished its run.
Low Winter Sun, followed Detroit homicide detectives Frank Agnew played by Mark Strong and Joe Geddes played by Lennie James who murdered a fellow cop and tried to cover it up as a suicide. But, the coroner was able to see throguh it and declared the death a homicide, making life complicated for the cops.
The series was produced alongside AMC Studios and Endemol Studios the series also featured James Ransone, Sprague Grayden, Athena Karkanis, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, David Costabile and Billy Lush.
The series followed Detroit homicide detectives Frank Agnew (Mark Strong) and Joe Geddes (Lennie James) who murdered a fellow cop and tried to cover it up as a suicide. But, the coroner saw through it and declared the death a homicide, making things complicated for the cops.
A co-production between AMC Studio and Endemol Studios, it also starred James Ransone, Sprague Grayden, Athena Karkanis, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, David Costabile and Billy Lush. Things got so bad for the show, that Ransone even told TheWrap, “If it doesn’t get canceled, I’ll be goddamn shocked. The ratings were terrible.”
