Amazon has announced that Carnival Row will not have a third season. The TV series starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne ends after two seasons, with the last one set to debut on the streaming platform on February 17. According to Orlando Bloom, the decision not to continue with the series is due to the problems caused by the global pandemic, which halted filming near the end of production on the second season. However, Bloom also revealed that there was no planned idea of how long the series would run, but that the forced hiatus gave the production a chance to evaluate the future of the series.
The production has decided to conclude the story of Carnival Row with the second season, therefore, to be able to give it a worthy ending. The prolongation of the lockdown and the massive use of special effects delayed the production of the second season, but Bloom said that the end result was wonderful. The actor also explained that he spent his time away from the set welcoming his daughter, Daisy Dove, with partner Katy Perry.
In an interview published four years ago, Marc Guggenheim revealed that he was already in discussions with Travis Beacham about how to evolve the story into a third and fourth season of Carnival Row, but the production opted to conclude the series with the second season. so that we can tell the story of Vignette and Philo in a satisfying way. The decision to conclude the series with the second season was confirmed by the production of the series, which was given the opportunity to achieve the ending they had envisioned, without having to leave the story unfinished.
In conclusion, Carnival Row, after two seasons, will end with the ending that the production had imagined, but fans of the series will have to say goodbye to the characters of Vignette and Philo. The decision to conclude the series with the second season was made due to the global pandemic which halted filming near the end of production on the second season. However, the final result was appreciated by the production and is said to be worthy of a series like Carnival Row.