Prime Video Cancels The Runarounds After One Season
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- Prime Video announced it will not renew The Runarounds for a second season, ending the YA series after its eight‑episode first season.
- The Runarounds (the band) said they will keep touring through the end of June and are preparing to release their first album.
- Lilah Pate landed a regular role on Paramount+ spinoff Frisco King after the series’ cancellation.
- Luminate reported the show logged 1.9 M hours watched opening weekend (#32), 2.2 M in week 2 (#27), and 1.2 M in week 3 (#41) in the U.S.
- Jonas Pate created the series, inspired by the real band formed in 2021, and executive‑produced it with his brothers and Shannon Burke.
Why it matters: Prime Video’s decision reflects its data‑driven YA strategy, dropping a series that never cracked Nielsen’s Top 10 despite modest streaming hours, while the band pivots to live shows and a debut album, shifting revenue and fan engagement from the platform to concerts.
