HBO has confirmed that Pete Holmes comedy Crashing has been cancelled after three seasons.
Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know that Crashing has not been picked up for a fourth season. I feel so grateful and so much joy that I got to make this wonderful show with my comedy hero @JuddApatow and the amazing cast, crew and writers. Gratitude and love. Heart emoji!
— Pete Holmes (@peteholmes) March 8, 2019
The news comes as something of a surprise given that Crashing has had a solid hold in the ratings this season, having received a lead-in upgrade in the form of True Detective season three while maintaining its cult audience. As recently as a month ago, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys told Deadline that the network was happy with both Crashing and High Maintenance creatively and that a decision on both would be made after each had finished airing their respective seasons.
One can’t help but wonder whether turnover at HBO caused the cancellation, with new WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt and AT&T’s John Stankey looking to make their imprint on HBO through programming decidedly louder than something like Crashing. It’s especially interesting that the series hadn’t finished airing out its third season order like Bloys mentioned and that this cancellation comes on the heels of HBO pledging to dramatically increase its programming hours. Could this be the first domino to fall in this new incarnation of HBO? Should some of HBO’s fellow quieter fare (e.g. Divorce, High Maintenance, etc.) be bracing for their own cancellations?
Crashing followed a fictionalized version of Holmes, a Christian who aspired to be a youth pastor before he became a stand-up comedian. The series featured guest appearances from the likes of Sarah Silverman, Jim Norton, Dave Attell, Whitney Cummings, and Ray Romano, among others.
The series finale of Crashing is set to air Sunday, March 10th at 10:00 on HBO.
