We’re solely a few weeks into 2025, however sadly we already know of quite a few collection which can be both ending or have been canceled this 12 months. A few of these aren’t surprises, like Stranger Issues Season 5 capping off the sci-fi collection, however in different circumstances — particularly for one Apple TV+ comedy — the state of affairs was a bit extra surprising. The Utterly Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin was reportedly axed when its star didn’t return to work after Christmas.
Noel Fielding — finest often known as a presenter on The Nice British Bake Off and for his function on The Mighty Boosh — and the remainder of the solid of Dick Turpin had been reportedly greater than midway by manufacturing on Season 2, which might have aired on the 2025 TV schedule, once they paused for the vacations. Nevertheless, come January, Fielding by no means returned, and the collection was canceled, reportedly as a result of “the sickness of a key solid member.” In keeping with a supply for The Solar:
They had been understandably bewildered and infuriated by the bombshell as a result of the shoe present required tens of millions of kilos, months of planning and hours of labor. It now successfully implies that they’re all out of labor and in search of new jobs, however they nonetheless haven’t had a full rationalization. Naturally, the hearsay mill is in extra time as to what has occurred with Noel, however it will need to have been very severe to axe the entire present. In most circumstances execs will no less than take into account pausing filming, however for some cause they determined to throw within the towel earlier than the state of affairs acquired any worse.
That’s fairly worrisome information relating to Noel Fielding’s well being, particularly with a lack of expertise on the collection’ star and the choice to finish the present moderately than delay manufacturing longer or discover a method to work round Fieldings’ absence.
Deadline stories that the footage already filmed couldn’t be reworked right into a scaled-back season and there was no hope of manufacturing beginning up once more. Allegedly now a whole lot of persons are out of labor with no warning.
The location additionally factors out that Noel Fielding has been absent from tasks as a result of sickness up to now, together with lacking a part of The Nice British Bake Off’s finale in 2022. This calls into query whether or not or not the co-host will have the ability to return for the baking competitors’s sixteenth collection this spring.
In the meantime, Noel Fielding’s agent rejected claims that the actor had dropped out of the Apple TV+ venture, saying that everybody was “vastly upset” within the flip of occasions and that:
One of many most important solid members who has not been effectively isn’t recovered sufficient to finish the filming.
That most important solid member is Noel Fielding, in accordance with Deadline sources. Season 1 of the Apple TV+ unique collection additionally starred actors together with Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, the Paddington motion pictures) and Mark Heap (Spaced) and was set to welcome well-known names like Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The OA) and Natasia Demetriou (What We Do within the Shadows) for Season 2.
The Utterly Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is probably not returning, however remember to take a look at what upcoming Apple TV+ exhibits you’ll find on the streamer.