While Stephen King Tries To Save 'Evil,' George R.R. Martin Is Trying To Save Another Canceled Series

By Dustin Rowles | TV | September 11, 2024 |

By Dustin Rowles | TV | September 11, 2024 |

I love that on social media the prolific Stephen King also happens to be the biggest cheerleader for horror television. When he’s not pushing MGM+’s From — a series clearly inspired by him — he’s trying to get Paramount+ to resurrect the best horror series in years that’s not associated with Mike Flanagan. Unfortunately, the campaign to revive Evil does not seem to be working despite the fact that Evil is still in the Nielsen Top 10. Paramount+ is just throwing away money.

Another author, George R.R. Martin — who is not as prolific as King, unfortunately — is also trying to rescue a recently canceled series. When Martin is not stressing about the New York Football Giants, the Aaron Rodgers-led New York Jets, the possibility of another Trump term, or the way he believes HBO is ruining their adaptation of his House of the Dragons, he’s taking a moment to encourage fans to sign a petition to save Prime Video’s delightful My Lady Jane.

I have always loved alternate history and Jane Grey, England’s nine-days queen, has always fascinated me. Small wonder, then, that I really enjoyed MY LADY JANE, a clever and original historical fantasy on Amazon Prime, set in an England full of witches and shapechangers, where Jane lasts more than nine days. Meredith Glynn is one of the showrunners. I had the pleasure of working with her on one of the GAME OF THRONES spinoffs that HBO shelved a few years back, and knowing her talents, it did not surprise me that MY LADY JANE was so much fun. Witty and original, it reminded me a bit of THE GREAT, a show I loved. Alas, THE GREAT is gone, and it appears MY LADY JANE is too. Amazon did not renew it for a second season.

The show has a lot of fans, though, and they have launched a petition to get Amazon to order more. (Got to love the fans).I wish them luck. Jane deserved more than nine days, or eight episodes.

It really is a tough year-and-a-half to lose The Great, Evil, and My Lady Jane. We’ll apparently have to take solace in … a spin-off to Amazon’s $300 million dud, Citadel.