There was no last-minute miracle for Utopia. I hear HBO and David Fincher were not able to reach a compromise on the size of the budget for the conspiracy thriller series. As a result, the cast of the project had been officially released by HBO. While never confirmed, I hear it included Rooney Mara, Colm Feore,Eric McCormack, Dallas Roberts and Jason Ritter. I hear they had been rehearsing for up to a month while budget negotiations were unraveling.
Source and more: Deadline
HA! says
Too bad, this was a really FANTASTIC show.
TheVictor says
Yes, it’s one of those too-good-for-television shows.
First Channel 4 pulls the rug out from under Dennis Kelly, who wanted to do two more series; now this.
Showtime should jump on this and capitalize on HBO’s mistake!
Jonnie says
Out of all the cancellations this one was a blow for me as it was the best tv for ages. C4 have let not only me down but themselves & the principles they have stood for as a channel of diverse & non compliant media. Just fill the space with house sale/repair tv shows or rich reality kids poncing around the shops & cafes.