May TV Finales - Prodigal Son - Season Two/Series Finale

Prodigal Son is the latest series to get the axe. All season two episodes now airing on Binge juts as season two/the series concluded.

This is yet another Greg Berlanti series (one of few that live outside the The CW) making him almost as busy as Ryan Murphy. Actually he may be busier. Now Blindspot, Sabrina and Prodigal Son are done he already has a number of new series on the way. Including a new Green Lantern.

The show centered around Malcolm Bright, whose father, Martin Whitly, also known as the killer the Surgeon. 

Malcolm (in his younger years) was responsible for his fathers arrest. In the present, he is now a profiler with the NYPD. Malcolm finds himself drawn back into constant contact with his father as he must both use Whitly's insights to help the police solve horrible crimes and battle his own inner demons. 

The show starred Lou Diamond Phillips, Aurora Perrineau, Frank Harts, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young, Keiko Agena, Halston Sage, Tom Payne, Dermot Mulroney and last but not least Catherine Zeta-Jones.

So the show had a stacked cast and Berlanti behind the series. So what lead to the cancellation? Well first up, low ratings. The show also had little buzz while not being overly critically acclaimed.

In a crowded market of cop shows this wasn't the biggest series currently airing on network US TV.

I enjoyed the first season, however season two was a bit of a drag. I think the lower episode count helped, however if this was on Netflix with a ten episode count per season it may have lived on.

RIP Prodigal Son.