No Season 3 for 'Winning Time'

Karen Butler
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There will not be a Season 3 of Adrien Brody's HBO series, "Winning Time." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI
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Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Series creator Max Borenstein posted on X (formerly Twitter) that there will not be a third season of his LA Lakers drama, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, on HBO.

"Not the ending that we had in mind.But nothing but gratitude and love. #winningtime," Borenstein said on Sunday evening.

"Winning Time" star John C. Reilly attends the Opening Gala and premiere of "Jeanne du Barry" at the 76th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on May 16. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI
"Winning Time" star John C. Reilly attends the Opening Gala and premiere of "Jeanne du Barry" at the 76th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on May 16. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI

The screen adaptation of Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s starred Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, John C. Reilly, Hadley Robinson, Solomon Hughes and Jason Segel.

The cancellation news came as the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild remain on strike, shutting down most TV and film productions in North America.

Cast member Hadley Robinson attends the premiere of the motion picture crime thriller "The Pale Blue Eye" at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Storyline: A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

The cast also is forbidden by SAG from publicly discussing their work on the show during the strike.

Several writers and filmmakers took to social to mourn its loss.

Jason Segel attends the premiere of "Shrinking" at the Directors Guild of America on January 26. File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI
Jason Segel attends the premiere of "Shrinking" at the Directors Guild of America on January 26. File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI

"WINNING TIME was the best show on TV this year. By far. Not even close. Hardest cancellation in recent years," said Robert Kirkman. "Throwing tomatoes in @HBO's direction."

Jason Blum said: "I'm so sad no more winning time. It was a great series. I don't even watch basketball and I loved it."

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic steals the ball from Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis during the second half in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on May 22. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

"WINNING TIME was one of the best series out there with a raw, tactile visual style, stellar acting, and gripping storytelling," added Gennefer Gross. "This show was art.Not content.Not a line item on a spreadsheet. A living, breathing piece of history that hit on every level. It deserved better."