Fox Cancels 'Prodigal Son' After Two Seasons, Series Finale Air Date Revealed

The Fox series Prodigal Son has been canceled after just two seasons.

A source told Variety that it was a “difficult” decision to cancel the series, but the “show’s ratings did not justify a third season.” The second season is still airing and the air date for the series finale has been revealed.

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Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage, Aurora Perrineau, Frank Harts, and Keiko Agena all star in the series. Catherine Zeta Jones joined the cast for the second season.

The season two finale, which will air on May 18, will now serve as the series finale.

Prodigal Son followed Malcolm Bright (Payne), a criminal profiler with a rare talent for getting inside the minds of killers. He learned how they think because his father, Dr. Martin Whitly (Sheen), was a notorious serial killer known as “The Surgeon.” Now he’s using his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve their most puzzling murders.

In other news for Fox, the network just renewed a freshman series and also picked up an exciting new comedy to series. See every Fox show that has been renewed and cancelled so far in 2021.