Peacock Cancels ‘M.I.A.’ After Just One Season

Peacock is saying goodbye to M.I.A.

The streamer has canceled the Miami-set crime drama after just one season, according to Deadline. The series came from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque and debuted earlier this year with a nine-episode first season.

M.I.A. followed Etta Tiger Jonze (Shannon Gisela), a young woman whose life in the Florida Keys was turned upside down after her family’s drug-running business ended in tragedy. Her search for answers and revenge eventually pulled her into Miami’s criminal underworld as she set her sights on taking down one of the city’s most powerful cartels.

The series premiered May 7, with Peacock releasing all nine episodes at once. NBC also gave the show some additional exposure following its streaming debut, airing the premiere episode on the broadcast network. Despite that push and some early attention surrounding the series, a second season won’t be happening. Deadline reports that M.I.A. was unable to find the audience needed to continue, bringing Etta’s story to an end after its freshman run.

Gisela led an ensemble that also included Cary Elwes, Danay Garcia, Brittany Adebumola, Dylan Jackson, Alberto Guerra, Maurice Compte, Gerardo Celasco and Marta Milans. Edward James Olmos, Loretta Devine, Billy Burke, Sonia Braga, Tovah Feldshuh, Paul Ben-Victor and David Denman were among the show’s guest stars.

Dubuque created, wrote and executive produced the series, while Karen Campbell served as showrunner, writer and executive producer. Alethea Jones directed the first two episodes and also executive produced.

The cancellation is a disappointing ending for a series The TV Cave followed closely from the beginning. Ahead of and following its premiere, we sat down with M.I.A. creator Bill Dubuque and showrunner Karen Campbell, along with cast members Shannon Gisela, Brittany Adebumola, Dylan Jackson, Alberto Guerra, Danay Garcia, Maurice Compte and Marta Milans. Across those conversations, the cast and creative team spoke about building this version of Miami, the complicated characters at the center of the story and a world that certainly felt like it had room to keep growing. Knowing now that we won’t get to see where that story could have gone makes Peacock’s cancellation sting a little more.

Unfortunately for anyone hoping the first season was only the beginning, the cancellation means viewers won’t get to see where M.I.A. planned to take Etta next. The finale left plenty of story on the table, making Peacock’s decision an especially frustrating one for fans who invested in the first season.

All nine episodes of M.I.A. remain available to stream on Peacock.