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Jeff Daniels' American Rust Canceled on Prime Video After 2 Seasons
American Rust has been canceled for the second time. Prime Video has opted not to renew the Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney-starring drama for a third season, Deadline has confirmed. The news comes four months after Season 2, titled American Rust: Broken Justice, premiered on the platform to a quiet run.
The cancellation was announced following Tierney's recent casting as a new series regular on NBC's Law & Order.
American Rust has a long history. It was initially ordered straight to series by USA Network in November 2017, but the network decided not to move forward with it a few months later. At the time, sources said the order was contingent on the producers finding a big star to play the lead role, which didn’t happen. It then moved to Showtime, with Daniels attached as star and executive producer, where it was picked up and aired for one season. The network announced in January 2022 that American Rust would not be renewed. Amazon Freevee picked up the drama in June 2022 after it was canceled by Showtime. It eventually migrated to sister company Prime Video, which aired the second season.
