Kurt Sutter will be able to work on his Sons of Anarchy spin-off a little sooner than he anticipated. That’s because The Bastard Executioner has been cancelled, just hours after the season one finale aired.
The Bastard Executioner was Sutter’s follow-up to Sons of Anarchy and FX was really excited about the project, but it failed to find an audience and the cost couldn’t be justified.
“The numbers just didn’t sustain the cost of the show, quite frankly,” Sutter told Variety this morning. “It’s all math at the end of the day. We couldn’t establish that core audience that allows you to figure out your advertising paradigm and whether or not the show is affordable.”
The show debuted on Sept. 15 and ran 10 episodes. It was set in 14th century Wales and starred Lee Jones, Katey Segal, Stephen Moyer and Flora Spencer-Longhurst.
Since the show was difficult to produce, Sutter is taking every opportunity he can to thank the cast and crew for their hard work. He even took out ads in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter to thank them. The writer was also thankful for FX for supporting the risky venture.
“I loved this f***ing show,” Sutter told Variety. “So did the studio and the network. [FX Networks CEO John] Landgraf is probably more disappointed than I am. Everybody gave this everything they had. The studio never said ‘no’ to me. Everybody gave me the tools that I needed to do this job. … I just didn’t want to let it disappear without acknowledging the effort that everyone put into it.”
Sutter will be back soon though. He’s developing a SOA spin-off/prequel series. He also made his feature film writing debut this year with the boxing drama Southpaw.
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