YouTube cancels four original scripted series, including Sideswiped and Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
The streaming service is looking to focus on unscripted series
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Your support makes all the difference.YouTube has cancelled four of their scripted shows.
The online streaming service, YouTube Premium, has axed Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television, the Adam Pally and Sam Richardson-starring Champaign ILL, Rosanna Arquette’s Sideswiped, and the comedy Do You Want to See a Dead Body.
Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Original Content for YouTube, said of the decision: “Our goal is to create amazing programming focused on music, education, YouTube creators and some lighthouse shows.
“We just had our most successful year to date and will soon announce a slate of new and returning hits.”
Certain scripted shows will continue on the platform, including the Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai, which returns for a second season, Liza on Demand, starring YouTuber Liza Koshy, and Impulse.
According to Deadline, YouTube has begun slowly cutting out their scripted shows in exchange for unscripted reality shows.
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