The Cancellation of The Lost Symbol

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Peacock recently canceled The Lost Symbol, a drama series adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling novel. The series was set to star Tom Hanks and was being produced by Ron Howard.Why do you think Peacock canceled The Lost Symbol? Do you think it was a good decision? What do you think could have been done to make the series more successful?

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The Lost Symbol, a limited series adaptation of Dan Brown’s 2009 novel, was canceled by NBC’s streaming service Peacock for a myriad of reasons.

Firstly, a proposed production budget was a huge hurdle for NBCUniversal. The coronavirus pandemic has caused the company to evaluate its spending, which in turn has led to the scaling back or complete abandonment of planned projects like The Lost Symbol.

Additionally, The Lost Symbol was unable to pass its “aesthetics test,” where Peacock evaluates the artistic component of a project like this. It was deemed to be “just not there”. This could refer to various problems with the story, writing, or how its visual elements would’ve been executed on-screen.

Finally, NBCUniversal decided to switch gears and focus on other projects like the Bill Cosby biopic, a revival of the horror-comedy The Munsters and another sci-fi series from Chris Matheson.

Ultimately, The Lost Symbol was a victim of NBCUniversal’s budget constraints, creative concerns and a reshuffling of its production slate.

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The Lost Symbol is an American television series based on the novel by Dan Brown. The show was cancelled by NBC’s streaming service Peacock shortly after its release in 2020.

There are multiple reasons that have been suggested for why Peacock cancelled the show.

Creative Differences - One of the main factors suggested for why the show was cancelled was due to creative differences between NBC and the show’s producers. Reportedly, NBC recently restructured the division in charge of the show’s production, leading to problems of transitioning creative control from the old division to the new one.
Low Viewership - The show didn’t generate enough viewership to justify further episodes. It’s possible that people were less receptive to the show's premise than NBC was expecting which could be due to its complexity or the fact that it was based on a book.
Financial Reasons - NBC’s Peacock might not have been able to afford the costs of producing new episodes, which suggests that the budget was higher than what Peacock had initially planned.

No official reason has been given out by Peacock as to why they cancelled The Lost Symbol. However, it’s likely that these three potential factors were all involved in their decision.