Hayley Atwell has reflected on the cancellation of Agent Carter Season 3 and the bearing her new ABC drama Conviction had on the show’s demise, per CBR:
When [the Conviction] came about, ABC said, “Well, this is not where we’re cancelling ‘Agent Carter.’ This is a great new project. We really want you in the center of it. We want to see if it’s going to go.” And then, there were talks of, “Do we do an ‘Agent Carter’ special? Does [‘Conviction’] not get picked up, and ‘Agent Carter’ does? Does the opposite happen? Does neither of them happen? Will I be completely, like, jobless come summer?” All of that was a possibility, and you can only really focus on what’s right in front of you.
She continued:
[If Agent Carter was renewed] I think they would have figured something out in terms of making a special, or waiting until we finish this season, and then we do something else with another network, perhaps.
However, Atwell still hasn’t given up on Agent Carter emerging from the cancellation graveyard:
All I’m saying with that is, it’s still a much-loved show for the people involved in the making of it, and we know that the fans, it has a special place in their hearts. I would be very happy to go back to her if she became available. I would love it to be. I hound [Marvel Studios co-president Louis] D’Esposito on a regular basis, saying, “Give me a movie!” I think the great thing about Peggy is, we know from “[Captain America: The] Winter Soldier” that she lives a long life, so she can come back. I’m banking on, when I’m in my fifties, I’m like, “This is the time. Let’s see what Peggy’s up to in this decade.”
In truth, Agent Carter‘s time was always limited once Conviction came into play.
Stay tuned as we continue to monitor the revival prospects of Agent Carter Season 3…
Slasher says
We want Carter! We want Carter! We want Carter!
SO says
Seen better than this.