Max’s The Flight Attendant will not be seeing third season. According to TVLine, the dramedy series starring Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory, The Wedding Ringer) is set to close its doors after just two seasons. Cuoco released a statement on her thoughts on the news.
“What started out as an attention-grabbing book cover quickly evolved into an extraordinary flight of a lifetime,” said Cuoco via TVLine. “I always envisioned TFA as a limited series and thanks to an incredible creative team, we were able to deliver two thrilling seasons. Personally, playing Cassie has been a dream come true and I am so grateful for everyone who played a part in bringing this extremely original series to life.”
According to TVLine, Steve Yockey (Supernatural, Scream: The TV Series), the series co-showrunner, also released a statement on his thoughts on the series ending, saying: “The Flight Attendant was a true passion project and the reception from viewers and critics alike was pretty stunning. Our unorthodox spectacle of a show really found people. As we all move on to new projects, those two seasons of television and the incredible team of professionals behind them will always stay at the top of my list.”
The Flight Attendant’s first season premiered on Max in November 2020, and it ran through December, receiving nine Emmy Award nominations. Among them was an Emmy nod for Outstanding Comedy Series for Rosie Perez (White Men Can’t Jump, Untamed Heart) and Cuoco, who received her first-ever Emmy nomination. The series later won Original Main Title Theme Music.
The Flight Attendant’s second season aired in April 2022 and concluded on May 26, but no teaser for season three was released. When asked about season two of the series not ending on a cliffhanger, Yockey sat down with The Hollywood Reporter and said: “Some shows have the luxury of knowing when they’re coming back, and so they can cliffhang and leave crazy things. With us, it’s a case-by-case, so we’ll see.”
Also, as per TVLine, Yockey was asked about the possibility of taking the series long-term and stated, “Our goal… is to make sure when we get to the end of each season, that could be the end; that people will feel satisfied and emotionally with her, where [Cassie is] off to next. So, I feel like as long as we could keep coming up with solid emotional stories to tell for her, I think we can keep coming up with crazy international incidents to put her in the middle of…. [O]ur goal is always to make sure at the end of each season, that it feels like, ‘OK, if that’s the end, then we feel good about it.’”
Cuoco still has ties to Max as she voices Harley Quinn in Max’s series of the same name. She also stars in Based on a True Story for Peacock. Cuoco shared that she was not expecting a third season of The Flight Attendant, saying, “We did two — we should probably be done… I think for me, at this moment, the plane has landed.” said Cuoco via TVLine. She also said that she would consider returning for another season at a later date and stated, “Some of my favorite shows on TV take some time to come back, and then I get very excited about a new season… It’s going to take a lot of thought to make sure if we go back that it’s better than the last two, which is very hard to do.”
TVLine notes that Max has been busy on the chopping block lately with many of its series, such as Julia, the biopic of Julia Child, Rap Sh!t produced by Issa Rae (Little, Insecure) and Our Flag Means Death.