Paramount+ has given Why Women Kill a third season renewal earlier this year, but they’ve had a change of heart. The streamer announced they decided to scrap this anthology series, officially canceling it after just two seasons.
Paramount+ spokesperson shared an official statement announcing the show’s fate and thanked everyone who helped bring it to life.
“Paramount+ has made the difficult decision not to move forward with Season 3 of Why Women Kill. We would like to thank our partners at CBS Studios and Imagine Television Studios; the amazing creator and showrunner Marc Cherry; and the incredible writers, cast, and crew for two memorable seasons,” reads the statement by Paramount+.
This decision comes as a huge shocker because Why Women Kill was revealed to be “within the top 10 series on Paramount+ in terms of both overall engagement and new subscriber acquisition”. The production of the third season was slated to start soon, with Paramount+ negotiating with big-name actors to join the series.
This anthology series followed women living in different decades and dealing with infidelity and betrayals in their marriages that eventually lead to murder. Its cast included Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Allison Tolman, and Lana Parrilla.
