‘The Gathering’ Axed By Channel 4 After One Season
deadline.comThe Gathering from Line of Duty producer World Productions has been axed by Channel 4 after one season. Helen Walsh’s series about a violent attack on a teenage girl during a rave has frequently been touted by Channel 4 execs as a major streaming success for the network.
Exec Simon Health told The Sun it “performed very well for Channel 4 but there are new people in charge and new priorities.” Starring Boiling Point’s Vinette Robinson and young up-and-comers Eva Morgan and Sadie Soverall, the show centered on a violent attack on a teenage girl in a tidal islet.
Set on Merseyside and interrogating the ways in which today’s parents impose their agendas, the drama focused on a group of teens from disparate backgrounds, each of whom could have committed the crime, along with their parents – who gave equal cause for suspicion.
The Gathering was Line of Duty maker World’s first show for Channel 4 since 2017’s Born to Kill. A number of Channel 4 press briefings positioned The Gathering as a big streaming success.
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