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As we began the month of August, we couldn’t help but wonder which shows would live to see another day, which would go out on their own terms, and which would reach an untimely end. It didn’t take long to get our first answer, as HBO Max announced that it’s closing the book on the Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That… after three seasons. We’re about to find out what life will be like without the uniquely baffling modern-day adventures of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw.
Dexter: Resurrection has also been canceled, despite being renewed for Season 2 earlier this spring, and Netflix’s The Waterfront has been axed after one season. In better news, Netflix ordered a third season of One Piece, a second season of the British crime drama Dept. Q, and a third round of the docuseries America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and Hulu is bringing back the crime comedy Deli Boys for Season 2.
Whether you’re looking to celebrate your favorites or mourn the loss of something on your regular rotation, we’re keeping tabs on all the shows that have been canceled or renewed in August below.
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TV show cancellations
- The Waterfront, Netflix: The crime drama from Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson has been canceled after one season. (Aug. 25, Deadline)
- Dexter: Original Sin, Paramount+: The Dexter prequel series has been thrown on the killing table despite previously being renewed for Season 2 in April. (Aug. 22, Variety)
- Goosebumps, Disney+: The anthology based on R.L. Stine’s tween and teen horror books has bumped its last goose. Disney+ canceled the series after two seasons, but the studio behind it, Sony Pictures Television, is looking for ways to continue the show elsewhere and create new directions for the Goosebumps franchise. (Aug. 7, Variety)
- FUBAR, Netflix: The action show starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro as father-daughter spies has been canceled after two seasons. (Aug. 1, Deadline)
- And Just Like That…, HBO Max: And just like that, the Sex and the City sequel series is ending after three seasons. Showrunner Michael Patrick King announced the news on the show’s official social media accounts, calling the upcoming two-part finale “a wonderful place to stop.” (Aug. 1, HBO Max)
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TV show renewals
- Deli Boys, Hulu: Crack open a jar of achar and celebrate: Hulu’s comedy about a pair of Pakistani brothers fumbling their way to becoming drug kingpins has been renewed for Season 2. Fred Armisen is joining the cast in Season 2 as a gambling savant, which sounds perfect. (Aug. 26, Hulu)
- The Institute, MGM+: The thriller based on a story by Stephen King is getting a second season after Season 1 became the streaming service’s best premiere ever. (Aug. 22, MGM+)
- Gangs of London, Sky/AMC: The British gangster drama has been renewed for Season 4 by U.K. network Sky. AMC, which airs the series in the U.S., has not yet confirmed it will air the fourth season. It still has yet to air Season 3, which premiered in the U.K. in March on Sky. (Aug. 21, Deadline)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, MTV: The Emmy-winning and long-running reality competition series is returning for Season 18; its aftershow will also be back. (Aug. 20, MTV)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked, Paramount+: The Drag Race spin-off featuring franchise vets has been renewed for Season 11. Its Untucked aftershow has been renewed as well. (Aug. 20, Paramount+)
- Dept. Q, Netflix: The British crime thriller, starring Matthew Goode and created by Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani, will solve another batch of cold cases in Season 2. (Aug. 18, Netflix)
- America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Netflix: Following a reported 400 percent raise in cheerleader salaries that was negotiated over the course of Season 2, the cheer squad got even more good news: Netflix has picked up a third season of Greg Whiteley’s docuseries. (Aug. 18, Netflix)
- One Piece, Netflix: The live-action adaptation of the popular manga got an early Season 3 renewal before the 2026 premiere of Season 2. Marvel vet Ian Stokes will join Joe Tracz as co-showrunner following the departure of Matt Owens, who exited in March to focus on his mental health. (Aug. 9, TheWrap)
- Cruel Summer, Hulu and Freeform: Cruel Summer was canceled in 2023 after its second season, but it’s uncanceled in 2025. A third season is in development at both Freeform and Hulu, with Season 1 star Olivia Holt returning as her Season 1 character, Kate Wallis, despite the series previously going the anthology route, complete with a new cast, in Season 2. (Aug. 8, Variety)
- Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, Roku: Tracee Ellis Ross’ travel show has been renewed for Season 2 after breaking records as Roku’s most-watched unscripted original series. (Aug. 7, Variety)
- American Ninja Warrior, NBC: The competition series has scored a renewal for Season 18. (Aug. 4, The Hollywood Reporter)