Deadline has reported that Apple TV+ series Swagger has been cancelled after two seasons. Swagger was created by Reggie Rock Blythewood (Dancing in September, Beyond the Lights) and is inspired by the experiences of NBA player Kevin Durant as a child.
“What an amazing adventure. In our two seasons, we have launched careers, disrupted genre, brought forth humanity through our characters, told stories we care deeply about, revolutionized the way to shoot basketball and had fun,” Blythewood wrote in an Instagram post sharing the cancelation news, according to Deadline.
“Apple, while you are not ordering a season three, I made the show I wanted to make. Thank you for that. Cast, writers and crew, you have my gratitude. Walk off the set with Swagger. For our FAMbase, you lifted us in ways we could have never imagined. To the industry, don’t take your foot off the gas. Keep telling our stories,” Blythewood continued.
The Instagram post is attached below.
Swagger first debuted on Apple TV+ on October 29, 2021, with season two premiering on June 23, 2023. The series stars O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton, Long Shot) as Ike, Quvenzhané Wallis (black-ish, Beasts of the Southern Wild) as Crystal, Solomon Irama (Supergirl, Canadian Reflections) as Phil Marksby, and Shinelle Azoroh (Don’t Let Go, Betty and Coretta) as Jenna.
The cast also features Tessa Ferrer (Catch-22, Grey’s Anatomy) as Meg Bailey, Caleel Harris (The Loud House, When They See Us) as Musa Rahaim, Tristan Wilds (90210, The Secret Life of Bees) as Alonzo Powers, James Bingham (Swagger, Busting Out the Bells) as Drew Murphy, Isaiah Hill (Swagger, Youthful Tales) as Jace, and Ozie Nzeribe (Little Fires Everywhere, Shameless) as Royale.
The series is executive produced by Blythewood, Durant, Brian Grazer (The Slumber Party, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Joy Kecken (The Wire, Cloak & Dagger), Rich Kleiman (The Boardroom, Fade to Black), Tony Hernandez (The Other Two, The Conners), Francie Calfo (Genius, Empire), and Kristen Zolner (Friends From College, Easy). It is produced by CBS Studios, Boardroom, Undisputed Cinema, and Imagine Television Studios.