HBO MAX left fans furious with the cancellation of Tokyo Vice after two seasons.
In Tokyo Vice, Baby Driver actor Ansel Elgort played Western journalist Jake Adelstein, who worked for a newspaper in Japan’s capital.
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During both seasons, Jake crossed paths with a powerful mob boss.
On Saturday, at the Produced by panel, Max Head of Original Content, Sarah Aubrey, announced the end of the crime drama, according to Deadline.
“From Tokyo Vice‘From the richly written material to the beautifully composed scenes and live performances, the care and creativity of this extremely talented cast and crew shines through in every frame of the show,” a spokesperson for Max said in their statement.
“We thank J.T. [Rogers]Alan [Poul]Ansel, Ken, Fifth Season and Wowow for their partnership on this utterly unique modern noir thriller.”
Also on the panel, creator JT Rogers and director Alan Poul shared their thoughts on the cancellation news in the released statement.
“The response from the press and fans, in particular to Season 2, has been overwhelming,” the pair added.
“It’s been exciting to discover how deeply viewers have engaged with our characters and to hear how they’re clamoring for more.”
The pilot was directed by filmmaker Michael Mann, known for crime dramas such as Miami Vice, Thief and Heat.
THE RETURN
Fans jumped to Xformerly known as Twitter, and expressed their disappointment at the news.
“What a shame, one of the best TV shows of the last five years,” shared one fan.
“OMG! First Westworld and now this… I need to cancel my Max subscription,” another fan added.
“Tokyo Vice was so much better than the hot garbage that was True Detective season 4,” criticized a third fan, referring to the Jodie Foster-led supernatural mystery.
“Amazing cast, great plot, great crime drama and incredible Tokyo setting. I will miss it,” wrote a fourth person.
“Great show! So of course it’s cancelled! Why would anyone sign Max at this time?” one commenter vented.
It’s been exciting to discover how deeply viewers have engaged with our characters and how they’re clamoring for more.
JT Rogers and Alan Poul
THE BOOKS
The canceled series is based on the 2009 memoir Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by the real-life Adelstein.
He followed the memoir with the sequel, Tokyo Noir: In And Out of Japan’s Underworld, which was released in October.
In April, Jake jokingly said Australian Financial Review Magazine he would like a third season of the show “so I can retire.”
“How am I still alive?” he wondered in the interview.
“I have never made enemies of entire Yakuza organizations”
“There’s being fearless and there’s being stupid,” Jake concluded.
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