{
  "id": 8573692,
  "title": "‘Ride or Die’ Canceled by Prime Video After One Season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ride-or-die-canceled-by-prime-video-after-one-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T00:55:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ride-or-die-canceled-prime-video-1236869768/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prime Video has canceled the series \"Ride or Die\" after one season. The show, a buddy dramedy starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer, premiered on July 15 and consisted of eight episodes. According to Variety, the series was canceled despite its popularity, with TVLine reporting that it had appeared on the Nielsen streaming charts for five straight weeks, including a peak of #5 with 506 million minutes of viewing time.\n\nThe show followed the story of best friends Judith and Debbie, played by Waddingham and Spencer, whose lives are turned upside down when Judith's secret job as an international assassin is revealed. The series also starred Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, and Bill Nighy, among others. Deadline reported that Paramount Television Studios, the lead studio behind the show, is shopping the series to other networks.\n\nThe cancellation comes as a surprise, given the show's positive reviews and strong viewership. TheWrap noted that the series had earned positive reviews and topped Prime Video's public top 10 rankings after its debut.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Ride Or Die’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season, Being Shopped By Paramount TV Studios",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ride-or-die-canceled-by-prime-video-after-one-season-being-shopped-by",
        "published": "2026-09-19T23:02:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer’s ‘Ride or Die’ Canceled at Prime Video After One Season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/hannah-waddingham-and-octavia-spencers-ride-or-die-canceled-at-prime",
        "published": "2026-09-20T00:17:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Ride Or Die Canceled At Prime Video After 1 Season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ride-or-die-canceled-at-prime-video-after-1-season",
        "published": "2026-09-20T00:31:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}