‘Teacup’ canceled at Peacock after one season

Horror-thriller series “Teacup” has been canceled at Peacock after just one season, Black have learned.

The show was inspired by the Robert McCammon novel “Stinger”. It was originally picked up straight to series on the NBCUniversal-backed streaming service in 2022 and debuted in October 2024.

According to the official logline, the show followed “a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.” The main cast of the series included Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer, Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Caleb Dolden, Emilie Bierre and Luciano Leroux.

Ian McCulloch served as writer and executive producer on “Teacup”. James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett also executive produced via Atomic Monster along with Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen. EL Katz directed and executive produced the first two episodes, while Tancharoen directed the last two. McCammon was also an executive producer. UCP was the studio.

“Teacup” fared fairly well with critics upon release, holding a 70% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, in his review for Blackwrote Aramide Tinubu that it “begins as a fascinating and terrifying tale before descending into science-fiction madness that doesn’t stick the landing.”

Likewise, Peacock doesn’t typically release viewership data, so you can’t gauge what type of audience the show found, but it failed to crack the Nielsen Top 10 streaming charts.

Wan and Atomic Monster, meanwhile, remain in business with Peacock. The production company is currently producing an untitled espionage drama for the streamer starring “Shang-Chi” breakout Simu Liu. The series was greenlit in February 2024 and is currently in production.