Summary
Tokyo Viceseason 3 is cancelled by Max, but the series creator remains hopeful about the show’s future. Loosely based on the 2009 non-fiction book by journalist Jake Adelstein, the crime drama debuted in April 2022. With famedHeatdirector Michael Mann directing the first episode, and J.T. Rogers developing the adaptation, the story follows Ansel Elgort as an American who wants to become a journalist in Tokyo. But in the show’s late 1990s setting, nothing is as it seems.The cast ofTokyo Vicealso includes Ken Watanabe, Rinko Kikuchi, Rachel Keller, Ella Rumpf, Hideaki Ito, Show Kasamatsu, and Tomohisa Yamashita.
Deadlinenow confirms thatTokyo Viceseason 3 will not happen, as Max has cancelled the show. Read the statement from Max’s spokesperson below:
“FromTokyo Vice’s richly written material to the gorgeously composed shots to the lived-in performances, the care and creativity of this enormously talented cast and crew shines in every frame of the show. We thank J.T., Alan, Ansel, Ken, Fifth Season, and Wowow for their partnership on this wholly unique modern noir thriller.”
Series creator J.T. Rogers released his own statement, along with executive producer Alan Poul,striking a hopeful note about the show’s futureand thanking viewers:
“Over the last five years Max has made sure we got to tell our story. They have supported us through thick and thin. Not only did they give us these two seasons, they said yes when we asked to end season one with a series of cliffhangers, and they said yes when we asked for two extra episodes so we could land the plane in the way J.T. had always envisioned.
We’re grateful not only to Max, but to our partners Fifth Season, who sold the show around the world, and made it a global success story. They were in the trenches with us always, guaranteeing that we could make the show we wanted to make. The response from both the press and from fans, in particular to Season 2, has been overwhelming. It’s been thrilling to find out how deeply viewers have engaged with our characters, and to hear how they are clamoring for more.
Tokyo Vice’s Cancellation Is The Latest Example Of A Max Trend
The Series Creator Was Hopeful For A Renewal.
Still, the 1990s-set adaptation did not show up on Nielsen’s streaming charts for the entirety of its run and that is one way to measure viewership.
When addressingthe possibility ofTokyo Viceseason 3, Rogers said he didn’t want to reveal too much before receiving the official season 3 pick-up. However, the series creator did note that there could be a potential path forward in providing a deep examination of power’s corrosive influence. With this latest news, however, the chapter onTokyo Vicelooks to be closed.
Although an official reason for the cancellation was not disclosed,some combination of audience versus cost is a likely culprit.That is somewhat difficult to verify, as Max does not publicly share viewership and budget numbers. Still, the 1990s-set adaptation did not show up on Nielsen’s streaming charts for the entirety of its run and that is one way to measure viewership.
Tokyo Vice Season 2 Glossary & Terminology
Tokyo Vice season 2 uses many authentic Japanese terms to help create an immersive and factually-based story of Tokyo’s underground organized crime.
AftertheTokyo Viceseason 2 finale, in any case, and the show’s massively improved reception for the more recent episodes, as Rogers alludes to, the Max cancellation continues a trend of acclaimed and even award-winning comedies and dramas lasting only two seasons on the streamer. The list also includesRap Sh!t,Our Flag Means Death,Julia,Love Life, andThe Flight Attendant. Still, if Rogers' hopes pan out, the story could find a second life on another platform.
Tokyo Vice
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Based on the novel and the true experiences of Jake Adelstein, Tokyo Vice is a drama thriller series that sees the first American journalist ever to join a Japanese newspaper, forced to start at the bottom of the totem pole to earn his place. Set loose under a vice detective’s close tutelage and supervision, Jake steps into the Yakuza-led underworld of Tokyo and learns what it means to ask too many questions.
