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Mozart in the Jungle canceled by Amazon after 4 seasons

By Patrick Schmidt

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 25: (L-R) 'Mozart in the Jungle' actors Gael Garcia Bernal, Bernadette Peters, Lola Kirke and Saffron Burrows, producer Caroline Baron, producer Will Graham, executive producer and director Paul Weitz attend Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Opening Night Gala at David Geffen Hall on July 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Lincoln Center)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 25: (L-R) 'Mozart in the Jungle' actors Gael Garcia Bernal, Bernadette Peters, Lola Kirke and Saffron Burrows, producer Caroline Baron, producer Will Graham, executive producer and director Paul Weitz attend Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Opening Night Gala at David Geffen Hall on July 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Lincoln Center) /
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After four terrific seasons, Amazon has decided to cancel Mozart in the Jungle instead of renewing it for a fifth season.

There will be no encore for Mozart in the Jungle. The Amazon Original series has been canceled after four seasons.

This is disappointing news for fans of the series that burst out of the gates with a Golden Globe win for Best Comedy or Musical series and earned Gael Garcia Bernal a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Since then, the show hasn’t generated the same amount of attention or acclaim from the awards circuit.

The show about the New York Symphony was based on Blair Tindal’s book and represented a fresh look at the workplace dramedy. You didn’t need to be a classical music lover to appreciate the dynamics between the characters, but it definitely made me appreciate it and all the work required to be a member of such an exclusive club.

Lola Kirke, Malcolm McDowell, Bernadette Peters, Hannah Dunne, Saffron Burrows and Jason Schwartzman co-starred opposite the Golden-Globe winning Bernal.

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Due to Amazon keeping their viewership data a secret like Netflix and Hulu, we don’t know how the ratings were, but it’s fair to say that the number of viewers had dipped in recent seasons and it wasn’t where Amazon studio boss Jennifer Salke wanted them to be to move forward with the fifth season.

"“We are so proud of the four seasons we made of this show and are grateful to the cast, crew, fans and Amazon for writing this symphony with us. We hope people will keep finding the show for years to come,” executive producers Paul Weitz, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Will Graham said Friday in a joint statement, via the Hollywood Reporter."

The cancelation of Mozart in the Jungle comes on the heels of One Mississippi, I Love Dick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson getting the ax. On top of that, Amazon has also canceled The Last Tycoon, Z: The Beginning of Everything, Good Girls Revolt, Mad Dogs, Red Oaks and Crisis in Six Scenes as they look to move away from niche programming for more mainstream shows to appeal to wider audiences.

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