Max has cancelled the Julia Child-inspired series Julia following its critically lauded two-season run, which concluded in December.
As reported by Variety, Max has decided not to move forward with a third season of the biopic series, starring Sarah Lancashire as the renowned chef and author Julia Child, who revolutionized American cuisine through her cooking shows. The show had a positive reception, with a 96% critics approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The cancellation news comes after the second season aired its finale on Dec. 21, which has now become the series-capper. The final episode had a script written by Daniel Goldfarb, who created and executive-produced the series alongside Chris Keyser, who served as showrunner on the comedy-drama across its 16 episodes.
"We are so honored to have partnered with Chris Keyser, Daniel Goldfarb and their masterful creative team and dynamic cast, led by Sarah Lancashire, as they cooked up Julia," a Max spokesperson said in a statement. "Thanks to their beautiful work over two seasons of this heartful, sensual, and inspiring show, we can forever celebrate the incredible legacy of Julia Child."
Julia joins several other titles that Max has dropped the axe on in recent times, including the David Jenkins pirate comedy series Our Flag Means Death, which was cancelled earlier this week, and the Bruce Lee-inspired crime drama Warrior, which got the chop after three seasons, though it may live to fight another day at Netflix.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X @AdeleAnkers.
