Primo is not moving forward on Amazon’s Freevee. Creator Shea Serrano confirmed the news on Tuesday (May 21) on social media, saying the series will not be returning for a second season at the streamer. “A short but beautiful run — sadly we’re not gonna be making any more episodes of PRIMO — i will always be indebted to everyone who worked on the show to make it so great and i will always be thankful to everyone who watched and championed it — thank you for real — long live PRIMO,” he wrote. Keep reading to find out more… Amazon picked up Primo to series in October 2021 after producing a pilot for the series that was previously developed for ABC.
The TV platform launched the semi-autobiographical series based on Serrano’s life in May 2023. It got a 100% rating among critics and a 97% score from viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.
According to THR, Freevee had been in conversations with producers Universal Television to renew the series for a second season and extended the options on its cast twice, but “budget cuts across the landscape and a desire for broader-skewing programming ultimately led to the cancellation for the little-watched comedy.” The series revolved around Rafa, a 16-year-old high schooler in San Antonio and his family. Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Johnny Rey Diaz, Christina Vidal, Henri Esteve, Martin Martinez, Jonathan Medina, Carlos Santos, Nigel Siwabessy, Efrain Villa and Stakiah Lynn Washington starred in the series.
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