Hulu ends Deli Boys after two critically praised series
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Hulu has cancelled the Onyx Collective comedy “Deli Boys” after two seasons, Variety has confirmed, leaving its second-season cliffhanger unresolved. The key development is that the show’s strong critical reception was not enough to secure renewal, as it reportedly did not attract a sufficiently broad audience for a third series.
Starring Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh and Poorna Jagannathan, the programme averaged a 98% critics’ approval rating across its two seasons on Rotten Tomatoes. Season two added Fred Armisen and Andrew Rannells, and ended with a warning from an unidentified elder Dar sibling seeking a share of the family fortune; Abdullah Saeed created the series, which was produced by 20th Television.
- Hulu cancels “Deli Boys” after two critically acclaimed seasons.
- Insufficient audience reach reportedly prevented a third series.
- The cancellation leaves the season-two cliffhanger unresolved.
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Deli Boys is a US comedy drama about two brothers from Philadelphia who discover that their late father’s business was tied to organised crime. As they try to deal with the consequences, the series combines family tensions, criminal threats and jokes about life in a close-knit immigrant community.
The main cast includes Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh as the brothers, alongside Poorna Jagannathan as their mother. The programme was created by Abdullah Saeed for Hulu’s Onyx Collective, an initiative focused on stories by creators from underrepresented backgrounds.
Streaming services often decide whether to renew programmes using viewing figures as well as reviews and awards attention. This means a show can be widely praised by critics but still end if the service concludes that it is not attracting enough viewers.
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- The Hollywood Reporter — ‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After Two Seasons on Hulu
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Originally published by Variety as “‘Deli Boys’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Hulu, Onyx Collective”.