Reboot gets the boot after 1 season at Hulu
Reboot has been powered down at Hulu.
The comedy series, which debuted last September, will not be getting a second season at the streamer, EW can confirm.
Hailing from Modern Family's Steve Levitan, the eight-episode Reboot starred Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville, Judy Greer, and Calum Worthy as the stars of a '90s-era sitcom called Step Right Up that was, of course, being rebooted by Hulu, thus giving them a chance to reconnect with old friends and make up for past mistakes. Paul Reiser played the creator of the original series, Rachel Bloom played the new showrunner, and Krista Marie Yu played an inexperienced Hulu executive.
The first season ended with the characters themselves wondering whether they'd get renewed for future episodes. At the time, Levitan revealed his plans for a second season to EW. "There were a lot of balls in the air during the finale, and the first thing to do is to make sure that those all land in a compelling and entertaining way. But it's amazing how quickly the world expanded, there's a lot to explore," he said ahead of the finale. "I think in season 2 we will get into the premiere of the show and all that goes into that. As somebody who just went through a premiere, there's fresh stuff for me to delve into about what it's like in this day and age to launch a show when the whole world can comment on it. It's a pretty fascinating time. That's one of the things we'll talk about."
Michael Desmond/Hulu Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville, Calum Worthy, and Judy Greer on 'Reboot.'
Though the meta series was well-received by critics, it looks like those plans may no longer be happening. However, EW has learned that Levitan, who served as both executive producer and showrunner, hopes to shop his show around to other networks, so perhaps audiences haven't seen the last of Reboot.
Danielle Stokdyk and Jeff Morton also served as executive producers on the series, which was produced by 20th Television for Hulu. All of season 1 is available now to stream on Hulu.
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