Schmigadoon! Creator Reveals Plans for Cancelled Season 3, Possibly Titled Into the Schmoods

Cinco Paul listed a variety of shows that will be parodied. Why can’t they do it?

Plans for five-star musical TV series scrapped Schmigadoon! were revealed by its creator Cinco Paul.

The third season of the series was canceled by Apple TV+ to much dismay earlier this year. Featuring a star-studded cast led by Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong, as well as Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Dove Cameron, Aaron Tveit and more, Schmigadoon! was a major hit for MT fans, with the play poking fun at famous stage shows throughout its episodes.

Taking to social media, Paul suggested that the shows parodied in the third season would be a mix of ’80s and ’90s shows from Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Disney, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and beyond.

Paul listed the following: Into the Woods, Cats, Assassins, Big River, Beauty and the Beast, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Labyrinth, Sunset Boulevard, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, An American Tail, Barnum, Side Show, The Phantom of the Opera, City of Angels, Sunday in the Park with George, Les Misérables, Merrily We Roll Along, Dick Tracy, Hercules, The Wiz, Aladdin, Nine, Xanadu, Starlight Express And Avoid.

Last week, Paul commented on the canceled season, saying, “I’m so torn between not wanting to spoil things in case they do eventually get made and really wanting to share what Schmigadoon! season 3 was going to be.”

Earlier this year, Cumming revealed more details about what happened. could were in store for a third season, telling Variety the series was to take place: “focus on large-scale musicals of the 1980s and 1990s like Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Wretched and more.”

THE Cabaret The New York Times star, who has said he’s open to playing a tortured Jean Valjean-esque character, was optimistic about the idea, adding: “It would have been fun… In a way, it’s really nice that it didn’t end up in the water, but it would have been nice to do one more.”

IN THE SCHMOODS #Schmigadoon pic.twitter.com/04eMjQnewB

— Five Paul (@cincopedia) July 8, 2024

Fortunately, the end is not in sight for Schmigadoon! – a stage production of the play is coming soon!

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