All the Canceled and Renewed TV Shows This Month (August 2024)

For a while, it seemed like everyone was too busy looking ahead to the fall TV season to cancel any of our favorite shows, but our good luck has run out: Somebody Somewhere, one of TV's best shows, is ending with its upcoming third season on HBO. In addition, the Star Wars series The Acolyte has been canceled after one season at Disney+. Dead Boy Detectives, the charming supernatural drama about two ghost best friends, has been canceled after one season at Netflix. And My Lady Jane, the historical drama with a romantic hero who could turn into a horse, saw the same fate at Prime Video. Nobody wants to have any fun anymore. 

Still, after a busy June and July, August has been relatively quiet so far, and it's been heavier on renewals than it has been on cancellations. Peacock has renewed two of its popular reality competition series, The Traitors and Love Island Games, while Netflix said yes to second seasons of its action-packed shows The Gentlemen and Supacell. Apple TV+ has greenlit a second season of the multiverse drama Dark Matter, a second season of thriller Criminal Record, and season numero cuatro for Acapulco. Elsewhere, MTV has renewed RuPaul's Drag Race, Hulu has renewed Vanderpump Villa, and HBO has renewed City of God: The Fight Rages On.

Whether you're looking to celebrate more of your favorites or mourn the loss of something on your regular rotation, we're keeping tabs on all the shows that have been canceled or renewed in August below. 

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TV show cancellations

• Dead Boy Detectives, Netflix: The series, developed by Steve Yockey and based on the DC Comics characters of the same name by Neil Gailman and Matt Wagner, is not returning for a second season. (Aug. 30, Variety)
• Somebody Somewhere, HBO: The acclaimed dramedy will end with its upcoming third season, which premieres Oct. 27. (Aug. 26, HBO)
• The Acolyte, Disney+: The Star Wars series, created by Leslye Headland, will not return for Season 2 despite drumming up plenty of buzz online. (Aug. 19, Deadline)
• My Lady Jane, Prime Video: The historical fantasy, which reimagined the story of Lady Jane Grey, has been canceled after one season. (Aug. 16, Variety)
• Wicked Tuna, National Geographic: The long-running reality series has been canceled after 13 seasons. (Aug. 16, Variety)
• Buying Beverly Hills, Netflix: The reality series has been canceled after two seasons. (Aug. 16, Deadline)

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TV show renewals

• City of God: The Fight Rages On, HBO: Days after the Brazilian series premiered on HBO Latino and Max, City of God: The Fight Rages On was renewed for a second season. The show is a sequel to the 2002 film City of God. (Aug. 30, HBO)
• Acapulco, Apple TV+: The '80s-set bilingual comedy about a Mexican resort will check in for Season 4. The renewal also makes Acapulco one of Apple TV+'s longest-running series. (Aug. 27, Apple TV+)
• Owning Manhattan, Netflix: The reality series about Manhattan realty will return for Season 2. (Aug. 27, Variety)
• Criminal Record, Apple TV+: The British drama, led by Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo, has been renewed for Season 2. (Aug. 22, Variety)
• The Drew Barrymore Show, Syndication: The talk show has been renewed for Season 6, taking it through the 2025-2026 TV season. Season 5, which was previously announced, premieres Sept. 9. (Aug. 22, CBS)
• Dark Matter, Apple TV+: We're in the universe where Joel Edgerton's multiverse drama got a second season. Blake Crouch, the showrunner and the author of the book the series is based on, will be expanding Dark Matter exclusively for Apple, as the series has already covered the entirety of the best-selling book. (Aug. 16, Apple TV+)
• RuPaul's Drag Race, MTV: The Emmy-winning reality competition series has been renewed for Season 17. Companion series RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked will also return. (Aug. 16, Deadline)
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Paramount+: All Stars is sticking around for a 10th season, alongside RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked. (Aug. 16, Deadline)
• The Traitors, Peacock: Prepare to return to the Scottish Highlands — and specifically to Alan Cumming's castle in the Scottish Highlands — because Peacock has renewed the competition reality series The Traitors for both a fourth and fifth season. (Aug. 14, Peacock)
• The Gentlemen, Netflix: Guy Ritchie's action comedy starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario has been renewed for Season 2. Netflix announced that Ritchie will return to direct. (Aug. 14, Netflix)
• Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale, AMC+/Sundance Now: The supernatural drama will return for a six-episode second season, which will premiere in 2025. (Aug. 13, AMC+ and Sundance Now)
• Love Island Games, Peacock: Following the breakout performance of the most recent season of Love Island USA, Peacock has ordered a second season of its reality competition spin-off Love Island Games. (Aug. 13, Peacock)
• Supacell, Netflix: The British series about Black South Londoners who develop superpowers has been renewed for Season 2. (Aug. 13, Deadline)
• Vanderpump Villa, Hulu: The Lisa Vanderpump reality series has been renewed for a second season, with Vanderpump Rules alum Stassi Schroeder joining the cast. (Aug. 9, The Hollywood Reporter)