Prime Video has canceled the buddy spy comedy Ride or Die after one season, despite strong Nielsen and Luminate streaming numbers. Paramount Television Studios is currently shopping the Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer vehicle to other buyers.
Prime Video Decision To Not Renew Ride Or Die
The lack of quick renewal should’ve been a sign. Still, the cancellation has taken everyone involved in Ride of Die by surprise. That is because the action comedy has been well received and, according to available data, it has performed well. Prime Video has opted not to renew Ride Or Die starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer for a second season. The lead studio behind the buddy spy comedy, Paramount Television Studios, is shopping the series to other buyers, I hear.
Debbie Claybourne And Judith Burton In Ride or Die
“Ride or Die” has been canceled by Prime Video after one season. The streamer’s Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer-led buddy dramedy premiered in July of this year. Per the show’s official logline, “’Ride or Die’ follows best friends Debbie Claybourne (Spencer) and Judith Burton (Waddingham) who thought they knew everything about each other, except Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they’re forced to go on the run together.”
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— series featuring adult female leads — Ride or Die launched on July 15 with a fraction of the marketing money Amazon put behind its YA summer lineup that got a big Obsession Is In Session promo campaign, including Elle, Off Campus, Every Year After and Sterling Point, all of which have been renewed. Ride Or Die made its debut on Prime Video on July 15.
Strong Viewership Numbers And Chart Performance
Luminate And Nielsen Weekly Top 10 Ratings
Ride Or Die snuck up under the radar to immediately hit the No. 1 slot in the daily U.S. rankings, eclipsing even big-budget film Masters of the Universe. The action comedy made Luminate’s weekly US rankings with just two days of release logging 927K views, twice as many as Elle drew for its first two days in the U.S. (477K) and almost four times Off Campus’ 245K views back in May. Ride Or Die zoomed to No.1 in U.S. minutes watched in its first full week on Luminate, also doubling Elle’s and almost tripling Off Campus’ haul over the comparable periods, a trend that continued in Week 3.
The strong domestic performance carried onto the Nielsen Weekly Top 10 where Ride Or Die debuted at No.8 on the overall streaming chart and at No. 3 among originals with 869M minutes viewed. It climbed to No. 4 overall and No. 2 on the streaming originals charts in its second week with 922M minutes. Over its first 14 days of release, Ride Or Die is said to be Prime Video’s most watched new scripted series in the U.S.
Cast, Production, And Critical Reception
Along with stars Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer, the cast included Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, Savannah Steyn, Jamie Parker, Jacky Ido, Sylvia Hoeks, and Bill Nighy. “Ride or Die” hailed from series creator Tessa Coates, showrunner Matt Miller, and director Peyton Reed, all of whom executive-produced alongside Spencer and Waddingham, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Irene Yeung for Double Dream; Brian Clisham; and Stephanie Kluft. The show is produced by Paramount Television Studios, Amazon MGM Studios as well as Andy and Barbara Muschietti’s Double Dream and Octavia Spencer’s Orit Entertainment.
What Happens Next For The Displaced Series