Amazon Cancels 'Primo' After 1 Season on Freevee

Primo is not moving forward on Amazon’s Freevee.

Creator Shea Serrano confirmed the news on Tuesday (May 21) on social media, saying the series will not be returning for a second season at the streamer.

“A short but beautiful run — sadly we’re not gonna be making any more episodes of PRIMO — i will always be indebted to everyone who worked on the show to make it so great and i will always be thankful to everyone who watched and championed it — thank you for real — long live PRIMO,” he wrote.

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Amazon picked up Primo to series in October 2021 after producing a pilot for the series that was previously developed for ABC. The TV platform launched the semi-autobiographical series based on Serrano’s life in May 2023. It got a 100% rating among critics and a 97% score from viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.

According to THR, Freevee had been in conversations with producers Universal Television to renew the series for a second season and extended the options on its cast twice, but “budget cuts across the landscape and a desire for broader-skewing programming ultimately led to the cancellation for the little-watched comedy.”

The series revolved around Rafa, a 16-year-old high schooler in San Antonio and his family. Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Johnny Rey Diaz, Christina Vidal, Henri Esteve, Martin Martinez, Jonathan Medina, Carlos Santos, Nigel Siwabessy, Efrain Villa and Stakiah Lynn Washington starred in the series.

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