“Hoops” canceled by Netflix after one season

Netflix canceled its basketball-themed adult animated series Hoops after one season, Deadline has confirmed.

The streamer compared a show’s viewership to its cost and decided not to offer a second season, according to a source with knowledge of the decision to cancel the series.

Hoopsfrom creator Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller and 20th TV, premiered August 21.

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In the series, Jake Johnson played the role of a brash and foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks that turning around his horrible team will take him to the “big leagues” and change his miserable life. The voice cast also included Rob Riggle, Natasha Leggero, Ron Funches, Cleo King and AD Miles.

Hoffman, Johnson, Seth Cohen, Mr. Dickson, Itay Reiss, Lord and Miller served as executive producers. Hoops was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and animated by Bento Box.

Variety was first to report the cancellation.

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