Just hours before the Season 1 finale of Apple TV Plus’ Shantaram aired, the streaming service turned the season finale into a series finale.
Apple TV Plus canceled Shantaram after just one 12-episode season, according to a new report from Deadline.
The series is based on Gregory David Roberts’ 900-page 2003 novel, which was previously eyed as a film adaptation before it was turned into the now short-lived series.
Canceled: Just hours before the Season 1 finale of Apple TV Plus’ Shantaram aired, the streaming service turned the season finale into a series finale
One season: Apple TV Plus canceled Shantaram after just one 12-episode season, according to a new report from Deadline
Shantaram follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Hunnam) looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay.
Lin struggles to avoid the trouble he’s running from in an unfamiliar city and his life becomes complicated when meeting a woman named Karla (Antonia Desplat).
After falling for this enigmatic and intriguing woman, Lin must choose between freedom or love and the complications that come with it.
Lost: Shantaram follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Hunnam) looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay
Hunnam leads a cast that also includes Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph and Shiv Palekar.
The series was co-created by Steven Lightfoot and Eric Warren Singer, who both executive produce with Lightfoot serving as showrunner.
Bharat Nalluri directs and executive produces, while Andrea Barron, Nicole Clemens, Steve Golin and Justin Kurzel also executive produce.
Cast: Hunnam leads a cast that also includes Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph and Shiv Palekar
The sprawling series was shot across two continents and it was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Filming began in Australia in October 2019 before moving to India in November 2019, though filming paused in February 2020 due to Indian monsoon season, which was one of the reasons Singer stepped down as the original showrunner, due to scheduling conflicts, with Lightfoot taking over the showrunning duties.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a writing backlog on the show, production didn’t start back up until May 2021, with filming completely wrapping in December 2021.
Production: The sprawling series was shot across two continents and it was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
The critically-acclaimed book was previously sought as a film adaptation, with Warner Bros. picking up the rights with Johnny Depp once attached to play Lin.
Eric Roth (Dune) was brought in to write the script with Peter Weir (The Truman Show) set to direct, though the project was canceled by November 2009.
There had been talk in 2013 that Warner Bros. had been negotiating to keep the film rights, thought they ultimately lost the rights in 2015.
Book: The critically-acclaimed book was previously sought as a film adaptation, with Warner Bros. picking up the rights with Johnny Depp once attached to play Lin
