Step Up is canceled by Starz after one season on the network

The Step Up series, inspired by the film franchise of the same name starring Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum, has been canceled by Starz after one season on the network.

Previously, the first two seasons were streamed on YouTube before the video-sharing site “took a step back on producing original scripted content,” according to Variety.

Starz, owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, ‘revived’ the scripted show, which follows students and faculty at High Water Performing Arts School in Atlanta, in 2020.

The musical drama centers on several young and ambitious dancers at the school, founded by Sage Odom (Ne-yo) and her partner Collette Jones (Christina Milian).

The cast also includes Terrence Green, Faizon Love, Lauryn McClain, Petrice Jones, Eric Graise, Terayle Hill, Enrique Murciano, and Tricia Helfer and Jade Chynoweth.

In 2021, Christina Milian replaced the late Naya Rivera on the show after her tragic death on a boat.

The Lionsgate TV production had consulted with Rivera’s family before choosing Milian to replace her on the scripted series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

At the time, Step Up series creator and executive producer Holly Sorenson said in a statement: “Naya’s death was a terrible loss to our world that, frankly, we will never stop mourning.”

“It was almost impossible to consider that there could be someone so graceful and loving who could help us honor our loss, while also bringing a huge pool of talent to our show, in so many areas. Christina is an exceptional person and a stunning artist and we are so pleased that she has joined our family.”

Dewan and Tatum met while playing the love interests of Tyler Gage and Nora Clark on the set of 2006’s Step Up.

The couple, who were married from 2009 to 2019, announced their separation after nine years of marriage.

The couple share one child, a daughter named Everly, who is nine years old.