Shantaram starring Charlie Hunnam is canceled by Apple TV Plus after just one season
Just hours before the Apple TV Plus season 1 finale of Shantaram aired, the streaming service made the season finale a series finale.
Apple TV Plus canceled Shantaram after just one 12-episode season, according to a new report from Term.
The series is based on Gregory David Roberts’ 900-page 2003 novel, which was previously considered a film adaptation before becoming the now-short-lived series.
Cancelled: Just hours before the Apple TV Plus season 1 finale of Shantaram aired, the streaming service made the season finale a series finale.
One season: Apple TV Plus canceled Shantaram after just one 12-episode season, according to a new report from Deadline
Shantaram follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Hunnam) who seeks to lose himself in the vibrant and chaotic Mumbai of the 1980s.
Lin struggles to avoid trouble on the run in an unfamiliar city, and her life becomes complicated when she meets a woman named Karla (Antonia Desplat).
After falling in love with this enigmatic and intriguing woman, Lin must choose between freedom or love and the complications that come with it.
Lost: Shantaram follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Hunnam) who seeks to lose himself in the vibrant and chaotic Bombay of the 1980s.
Hunnam leads a cast that also includes Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph, and Shiv Palekar.
The series was co-created by Steven Lightfoot and Eric Warren Singer, both executive producers with Lightfoot serving as showrunner.
Bharat Nalluri is directing and executive producing, while Andrea Barron, Nicole Clemens, Steve Golin and Justin Kurzel are also executive producing.
Cast: Hunnam leads a cast that also includes Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph, and Shiv palekar
The sprawling series has been filmed on two continents and has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Filming began in Australia in October 2019 before moving to India in November 2019, though filming was halted in February 2020 due to the monsoon season in India, which was one of the reasons Singer stepped down as the original showrunner, due to scheduling conflicts, with Lightfoot taking over. showrunning functions.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a backlog of writing on the show, production did not begin until May 2021, with filming fully wrapping in December 2021.
Production: The sprawling series has been filmed on two continents and has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The critically acclaimed book was previously sought as a film adaptation, with Warner Bros. picking up the rights with Johnny Depp once attached to play Lin.
Eric Roth (Dune) was hired to write the script with Peter Weir (The Truman Show) directing, though the project was canceled in November 2009.
There was talk in 2013 that Warner Bros. had been negotiating to keep the rights to the film, though they ultimately lost the rights in 2015.
Book: The critically acclaimed book was previously sought as a film adaptation, with Warner Bros. picking up the rights with Johnny Depp once attached to play Lin