The Prodigal Son will not be returning to Fox for a third season

As reported by Deadline, Hannibal-with-a-dad drama Prodigal Son has been canceled by Fox after two seasons. Deadline points out that it was a “true bubble show,” given the fact that Fox liked it “creatively” but that it was tough to actually make the show given Michael Sheen’s difficult schedule and the fact that he’s pretty crucial to the plot (he wasn’t the eponymous prodigal son, but he was Hannibal Dad). The ratings were also “pretty modest,” ranking among the worst of Fox’s current dramas, but Deadline says it does better digitally—or it did do better, because now it’s been killed (like the many victims of The Surgeon, the scary serial killer name of Michael Sheen’s character).