Prime Video Cancels 'Ride or Die' After One Season — SkimNews
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- Prime Video canceled 'Ride or Die' after one season, Variety confirmed, with Paramount Television Studios now shopping the series to other buyers per Deadline.
- 'Ride or Die' premiered in July and stars Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham as best friends forced to go on the run across Europe after Waddingham's character is revealed to be an international assassin.
- Variety's review by Aramide Tinubu praised the show's 'Thelma & Louise' dynamic and called Spencer and Waddingham's chemistry 'robust and genuine,' singling out Waddingham's action-star turn.
- Supporting cast included Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, Savannah Steyn, Jamie Parker, Jacky Ido, Sylvia Hoeks, and Bill Nighy.
- Tessa Coates created the series and executive produces with Matt Miller and director Peyton Reed, alongside the cast and producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti's Double Dream and Spencer's Orit Entertainment.
- 'Ride or Die' is produced by Paramount Television Studios, Amazon MGM Studios, Double Dream, and Orit Entertainment, giving Paramount the rights to shop the show to new platforms.
Why it matters: The cancellation is a blow for a high-profile Prime Video dramedy built around two awards-caliber leads, but the series isn't dead — Paramount Television Studios is actively shopping it elsewhere, meaning fans of Spencer and Waddingham's buddy chemistry may still see a Season 2 on a different platform.
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