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Meta Sitcom ‘Reboot’ Booted Off Of Hulu After One Season

Reboot, the Hulu comedy about a sitcom that gets rebooted two decades after its heyday, has been canceled after one season.

The series starred Keegan-Michael Key, Judy Greer, Calum Worthy and Johnny Knoxville as stars of a fictional 1990s sitcom called Step Right Up. The meta twist of it all was that Hulu, playing itself, was reviving the series with the aid of the show’s original showrunner, played by Paul Reiser, and a new showrunner played by Rachel Bloom, to reboot the project. Season 1, which lasted eight episodes, left off with the cast and crew wondering if their show within a show would be renewed. (The real dream here is that another streamer picks up the show and that becomes a part of the show’s plot, right?)

The series was created by Modern Family creator Steven Levitan. When Levitan was interviewed last fall after the series premiered, he seemed hopeful for a second season, stating, “We’re awaiting our fate and starting to work on future things just in case.”

He added that he did have an idea of where Season 2 would go, saying, “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. I think in Season 2 we will get into the premiere of the show and all that goes into that.”

The Reboot cast has responded to the cancellation with equal parts surprise and optimism that the show will find a home elsewhere. Bloom praised her co-stars and fans, writing, “If you watched it, THANK YOU.”

Knoxville wrote that the cancellation was “pretty unbelievable,” and, perhaps throwing a little jab at Hulu, added, “It’s not over yet though, as we tend to shop it around and hopefully it will find a home with a studio who believes in and knows how to properly support a new show as it continues to grow.”

Reboot Season 1 is now streaming in full on Hulu.