It’s the end of the road for “Powerless” — well, almost the end of the road.
NBC has pulled the DC Entertainment comedy from the network’s schedule and has not yet determined where or when the final three episodes of the season will air. “Superstore,” which has already been renewed for the 2017-18 season, will take over the Thursday night 8:30 timeslot where “Powerless” has been airing this year. Repeats of the America Ferrera sitcom will air immediately before the new episodes at 8 p.m.
“Powerless” is being yanked off the air as network executives are determining which of their bubble shows will be cancelled or renewed for the next TV season. So far, NBC has only renewed freshman series “The Good Place” and breakout hit “This Is Us” for additional seasons.
Starring Vanessa Hudgens, “Powerless” was the first live-action comedy for DC. The workplace comedy also stars Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, Danny Pudi, and Christina Kirk. Ben Queen created the series, but departed before the show went into production. Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern took over as showrunners.
On Tuesday morning, Schumacker tweeted about the NBC schedule change, suggesting the show has been cancelled. “Thanks for watching,” he posted.
Long before the development overhaul, “Powerless” seemed promising: between Hudgens’ star power and the excitement surrounding DC’s first-ever comedy, the show became the first new NBC series to be greenlit for the 2016-2017 season, along with John Lithgow’s comedy “Trial & Error,” which is also on the bubble.
