After sparking hope that Star could get a last minute save from another network after being canceled by Fox, Lee Daniels has announced that Star is officially not returning to television.
Here is the official message posted on Lee Daniels Instagram page:
Daniels also stated that he tried with all his might to spark interest in a potential season 4 with the likes of OWN, BET & Amazon but it looks like talks fell through. Daniels didn’t give an official reason, but the latest video on his page goes a long way to say that Star is officially no more.
Star was about three female singers from very different backgrounds trying to make to the top of the charts and not get dragged down by their own baggage. Like Empire and most of his projects, Daniels used his character’s struggles, both professionally and personally, to delve into social and cultural issues like class, race, gender, and sexuality.
The series premiered in December of 2016 and was a modest ratings success and was actually one of the higher rated dramas on Fox. During its run, the series had high rated crossovers with the Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard fronted mothership series, including the now ex-Empire star Jussie Smollett, show up in Season 2 in his Jamal Lyon role. During its third and final season, Star saw its ratings hover around 0.9 among the 18-49 demographic but the real cause for the cancellation was that the series was expensive to produce and Fox had a strong slate of new drama pilots this season.
