‘Black Monday’ & ‘Work In Progress’ Canceled At Showtime
deadline.comComedies Black Monday and Work in Progress will not be moving forward at Showtime, becoming the latest titles to get the chop from the premium cable network.On Thursday, Work in Progress showrunner Lilly Wachowski revealed on Twitter that the series from co-creator and star Abby McEnany had not been renewed for a third season.“Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I got the extremely disappointing news from execs at Showtime that Work in Progress was not going to be picked up for a third season,” Wachowski shared in a lengthy Twitter thread. “It was a major bummer.”Season 2 of Work in Progress, which debuted in August 2021, picked up from the previous chapter, with Abby (McEnany) coping with her break from Chris (Theo Germaine) and adjusting to life with best friend-turned-roommate, Campbell (Celeste Pechous).
The series hailed from McEnany and Tim Mason, with Wachowski co-writing.Work in Progress was executive produced by McEnany and Wachowski.
Lawrence Mattis and Josh Adler of Circle of Confusion also served as executive producers with Tony Hernandez of JAX Media and Julia Sweeney.Also canceled is Black Monday, starring Don Cheadle, Paul Scheer, Regina Hall and Andrew Rannells.
During a Twitch stream his on Jan. 20, Scheer revealed that the dark comedy would not get a fourth season.“Black Monday was not renewed,” he said to FriendZone co-host Rob Huebel.Black Monday followed a motley crew of underdogs causing the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street.
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