Why The Time Traveler's Wife Was Canceled After Season 1
Warning: This post contains mild spoilers for The Time Traveler's Wife
Why The Time Traveler’s Wife was canceled after season 1. Television is a tough business. Any show — regardless of which network or streaming service its airing — could be canceled at any point. Such was the case with The Time Traveler’s Wife starring Theo James and Game of Thrones alum Rose Leslie. The six-episode series ended with Clare and Henry’s wedding, but it turns out audiences won’t get to see where the HBO series goes next.
The Time Traveler’s Wife was created by Steven Moffat (whose Doctor Who stories were influenced by author Audrey Niffenegger's novel). Based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger (which was previously adapted into a film starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana), the series followed Clare and Henry’s love story, which was mired in complications related to time travel. While Moffat had plans to continue telling Clare and Henry’s story beyond one season, and there was enough book material to do so, the execs at HBO decided The Time Traveler’s Wife was not worth renewing. However, there was no specific reason attributed to the series’ early demise and a statement released from HBO only thanked Moffat and the cast for their work on the show, which initially seemed like it would play as a miniseries.
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There are many potential reasons why HBO canceled The Time Traveler’s Wife. The series received mostly negative reviews, with an aggregated Rotten Tomatoes score of 38% from 39 critics. This likely didn’t help the show, with some reviewers critiquing Henry’s time traveling grooming Clare from a very young age despite not being able to control it (which was addressed
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