Hulu’s The First will not return for a second season.
Multiple outlets report that the big-drama budget series has been canceled by the streaming service possibly due to tepid reviews.
The First was Sean Penn’s first big television role. It hailed from House of Cards creator Beau Willimon.
Set in the future, it followed the first human mission to Mars by a crew of astronauts led by Penn. Italso starred Natasha McElhone, LisaGay Hamilton, Keiko Agena and Hannah Ware.
Back when it was ordered to series, Willimon said, “It’s a story about the human spirit. About our indomitable need to reach for unknown horizons. About people working toward the greatest pioneering achievement in human history. And about the cost of that vision, the danger and sacrifice – emotional, psychological, and physical – that’s required to achieve it. How ordinary, imperfect people band together and overcome a myriad of obstacles to grasp the extraordinary.”
The eight-episode first season of The First dropped in September.
