‘Fantasy Island’ Cancelled By FOX After 2 Seasons

‘Fantasy Island’ Cancelled By FOX After 2 Seasons

FOX has decided to cut short its vacation, as they announce ‘Fantasy Island‘ has been cancelled after 2 Seasons on the US network.

‘Fantasy Island’ takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected… Delving into the “what if” questions – both big and small – that keep us awake at night, each episode tells emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.

To be fair to FOX, the viewing numbers for ‘Fantasy Island’ were… not good… so you can’t really blame them for ditching the show. It was made by an outside producer, in this case Sony, however, the financial model used for the series was intentionally low-cost, meaning the hurdle it had to jump for renewal was kept fairly low. Whilst that saved it last season, the network decided to put it out of its misery this time.

“We were very pleased with Fantasy Island’s fun and escapist creative, which we had hoped would gain strong traction among viewers,” commented FOX in a statement. “Sony Pictures Television is an important partner of ours, and we look forward to continuing to work with them on Accused, Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Doc and the upcoming animated series Universal Basic Guys/Hoagie Bros. We’d also like to thank Fantasy Island’s cast, led by Roselyn Sánchez, Kiara Barnes and John Gabriel Rodriquez, crew and executive producers Liz Craft, Sarah Fain and Anne Clements for their partnership on the series.”

The all-new sequel to the original 1977 series came from Sony Pictures Television, Gemstone Studios and FOX Entertainment. Liz Craft and Sarah Fain served as executive producers and showrunners. Anne Clements also serves as an executive producer.

Season 1 of ‘Fantasy Island‘ has only recently begun airing on Sky Max in the UK.