The Girls On The Bus Season 2 Cancelled At Max After Cliffhanger Finale

Warning: Spoilers for The Girls on the Bus season 1, episode 10, "The Everydays."

Summary The Girls on the Bus has been cancelled after one season on Max.

Most storylines were resolved in the final episode, giving the main characters positive outcomes, but a major lingering thread remains.

The show's creators had a three-season plan that won't be realized.

Max has cancelled The Girls on the Bus after one season, bringing an end to the political dramedy despite its cliffhanger finale. Debuting in March, from co-creators Julie Plec and Amy Chozik, the ten-episode show is inspired by Chozik’s experience as a political reporter. The story unfolds on the campaign trail, particularly focusing on four journalists, each with their unique reporting styles and personalities. This includes the idealistic Sadie McCarthy (Supergirl star Melissa Benoist), who is hoping to bounce back after a personal setback in the previous election cycle.

Variety has confirmed that The Girls on the Bus has been cancelled on Max after completing its first season just weeks earlier. Rina Mimoun, the showrunner and executive producer, had previously shared details about a three-season plan for the show that would culminate with the presidency, which now won't come to fruition. Max released a statement about the cancellation, which can be read below:

While Max will not be moving forward with a second season of ‘The Girls on the Bus,’ we are grateful to have partnered with immensely talented Amy Chozick, Julie Plec, Rina Mimoun, as well as the teams at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. We are so proud of this powerful story of found family and the celebration of journalism, in all its forms. We thank them and our unrivaled.

The Girls on the Bus Offered Closure Despite Its Cliffhanger

Most Of The Major Stories Were Resolved

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In the now likely series finale of Girls on the Bus that Scott Foley's character, previously a seemingly unlikely candidate to win the Democratic nomination, turns his fate around by playing dirty against Sadie's favored candidate, Felicity Walker (Hettienne Park). But the real trouble emerges as Foley's character lied about his record and is seemingly in the race just to do the bidding of a tech billionaire. Sadie works to uncover the truth, but she couldn't do it alone, having left bits and pieces of what she found with Grace (Carla Gugino), Kimberlyn (Christina Elmore), and Lola (Natasha Behnam).

It's unclear if they would have succeeded, as the story was poised to continue in a second season that now won't happen, but the story is left on a positive note overall for the main characters. Malcolm (Brandon Scott) and Sadie get together, while Lola is finally seen as a serious reporter by a major outlet in the Wall Street Journal. Kimberlyn is able to manage her marriage and career. As for Grace, after she bonds with her daughter over their shared journalism skills, even as they work to bring down the corrupt candidate.

Related Is The Girls On The Bus Based On A True Story? The Girls on the Bus is an original Max political drama series that focuses on four female journalists on the campaign trail of a female candidate.

The Girls on the Bus hails from Plec, who co-created the Vampire Diaries series with Kevin Williamson and Arrowverse mega producer Greg Berlanti, and the project moved from Netflix to The CW before finally settling on Max. The veteran TV creators and the overall team seemed cognizant of the long journey, setting up a possible continuation but also allowing the 10 episodes to stand on its own in case the political dramedy did not attract enough viewership to garner a renewal. As such, while their future plans may not come to life, at least the show went out on a meaningful note.

The Girls on the Bus is available to stream on Max.

Source: Variety