'Vinyl' Not Coming Back to HBO

HBO had promised that it would give the troubled series Vinyl a chance at a second season, but those promises evaporated this week as the network changed its mind and cancelled the series outright. The cancellation is a blow to the series' high-profile producers, Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.

Vinyl debuted on HBO back in February, and despite the involvement of its big-name producers, it never caught on with critics or viewers. The show was criticized for being narratively challenged and too enamored of stylish gimmicks. HBO announced the series' renewal early on in its first-season run, but eventually the network called for a new showrunner and a retooling of the series. Ultimately, the network leadership seemed to decide that taking a chance that the new version of the series would be better wasn't worth the financial risk involved.

The series starred Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Olivia Wilde and Juno Temple. Cannavale is currently appearing in the Netflix original film The Fundamentals of Caring with Paul Rudd, and Romano will add his voice to the upcoming animated sequel Ice Age: Collision Course.