Overview

• Prime Video canceled Étoile on June 6 despite granting a rare two-season order in 2023.
• Executives said the show’s high production expenses outweighed its moderate audience performance.
• The ballet dramedy briefly reached No. 1 on Amazon’s top 10 list but quickly fell off the platform’s viewership charts.
• Critics awarded the series an 85% Rotten Tomatoes score, yet it never entered Nielsen’s weekly top 10.
• The New York and Paris-shot series featured elaborate ballet choreography but concludes on a cliffhanger even as creator Amy Sherman-Palladino maintains an overall Amazon deal.