It seems that Miss Katy Keene will not be spending time with her friends in Riverdale. On Thursday, July 2, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Katy Keene, CW’s first attempt at a spin-off of its huge success Riverdale franchise, has been canceled after one season. Produced by Greg Berlanti, Katy Keene It was dropped from The CW’s massive renewal list earlier this year, leaving the show’s fate determined by its performance on the streaming platform HBO Max. Unlike other freshman series like Batwoman and Nancy DrewKaty Keene It was not able to attract enough audience, making it the only show that the CW has eliminated this season. It’s somewhat surprising given the initial faith the network exhibited in the series, ordering 13 episodes before the pilot aired. The short series starred Lucy Hale as Katy Keene, a beloved character from Archie’s comic universe, and her journey as an aspiring designer trying to succeed in the Big Apple. In its 13 episodes, the series was blatantly rare with drag performances, gay threesomes, and multiple songs from Kiss of the spider woman, while also employing several famous New York theater actors, including Nathan Lee Graham, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and the one and only Bernadette Peters. Sigh, another hard blow to the New York theater community.
