“I promised I’d share news when I had it — sadly, that news is not good,” tweeted “Constantine” writer-producer Daniel Cerone.
“The cast and writers of Constantine are being released from their contracts. The studio tried to find a new home for the show, for which we’re forever grateful, but those efforts didn’t pan out. I’m sorry, I wasn’t provided any information on the attempts to sell the show elsewhere. All I can report is that the show is over.”
Ratings were exceedingly poor for the NBC hourlong, which was based on the DC Comics character John Constantine, a witty working-class sorcerer created by the great Alan Moore (“Watchmen,” “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”).
Still, Cerone held hope that his May pitch meeting with NBC execs would result in a second season.
When NBC passed, producers began shopping the series to other oulets.
The TV version of “Constantine” was created by David Goyer, who also created CBS’ “Threshold,” ABC’s “FlashForward,” Spike’s “Blade: The Series” and Starz’ “Da Vinci’s Demons.”
I hated the NBC “Constantine” and hold hope that more talented showrunners will one day adapt for premium cable the 1985 Swamp Thing storyline that introduced the trenchcoated, cigarette-loving antihero.
