Variety confirms that E! has canceled The Royals after four seasons.
The Royals was the network’s first and only remaining original scripted series.
“E! will not be moving forward with another season of The Royals, which launched in 2015 as the network’s first original scripted series,” an E! spokesperson said in a statement. “Over four seasons, The Royals took viewers behind the palace gates on a scandalous journey filled with twists and turns. We are grateful to the cast and our producing partners at Lionsgate and Universal Cable Productions.”
The Royals followed a fictional modern day royal family. The series starred Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helena, a fictional contemporary queen consort of England. It also starred Max Brown, William Moseley, Jake Maskall, Tom Austen, Alexandra Park, and Genevieve Gaunt.
The cancellation follows series creator and show-runner Mark Schwahn’s investigation and dismissal from the network following sexual harassment allegations. It is unclear if the decision to cancel the series is directly related to Schwahn. Variety reports that viewership of the fourth season, which aired between March and May earlier this year dropped 30% in the key demo from season three.
