Despite positive responses from both critics and audiences, Prime Video's Paper Girls has been canceled after only one, eight-episode, season. While Paper Girls had good reviews, it failed to break into Nielsen's weekly streaming rankings. Some speculate this is because it was overshadowed by Prime Video's highly anticipated show, Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power.
The sci-fi series, based on Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's graphic novel tells the story of four young girls who, while out delivering papers on the morning after Halloween in 1988, become entangled in a conflict between groups of time-travelers who are at war with each other. Caught in their feud the girls end up on an adventure through time that will save the world. The show's young stars, Sofia Rosinksy, Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, and Fina Strazza, along with Ali Wong, have received quite a bit of attention for their performances.
The series is executive produced by Christopher C. Rogers, Stephany Folsom, Christopher Cantwell, Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Steven Prinz, and Plan B. The series was created for television by Folsom, who exited as co-showrunner during production on Season one, with Rogers becoming the sole showrunner at that point.
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