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Rodrigo will soon conduct his last symphony in Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle, as the platform has announced the cancellation of the critically acclaimed series after four seasons.
“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,” executive producers Paul Weitz, Will Graham, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman said in a statement. “We hope people will keep finding the show for years to come.”
Starring Gael García Bernal, Lola Kirke, Saffron Burrows, Malcolm McDowell, Hannah Dunne and Bernadette Peters, Mozart in the Jungle takes a closer look behind-the-scenes of the New York Symphony, unveiling a nest of talent, competition and politics. The SVOD original series was based on the memoir “Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music” by Blair Tindall.
The half-hour comedy-drama produced by Amazon Studios won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best TV Series Musical or Comedy, which really put Prime Video on the awards map, and was nominated once again last year. The series also won back-to-back Emmys for Sound Mixing in 2016 and 2017.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show’s cancellation marks Amazon’s new chief of programming Jennifer Salke‘s first big move at the streaming giant. It appears the platform will continue to limit its production of niche indie projects and continue its search for the next high-profile blockbuster series such as Game of Thrones.
Mozart in the Jungle was announced as part of Amazon’s pilot season in October 2013, and the series launched in December 2014 with the synopsis: Mozart in the Jungle is all about sex, drugs — and classical music — and shows that what happens behind the curtains at the symphony can be just as captivating as what happens on stage.
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
