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Amazon axes The Last Tycoon and Z: The Beginning of Everything

September 10, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Streaming service Amazon has swung the axe on two F. Scott Fitzgerald-related dramas, cancelling The Last Tycoon and Z: The Beginning of Everything after one season apiece.

Based on the unfinished novel of the same name by Fitzgerald, The Last Tycoon revolved around the 1930s Hollywood studio system, and starred Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer and LIly Collins.

Meanwhile, having previously given the go ahead to a second season of Z: The Beginning of Everything (and spending $7 million during pre-production), the streaming service also opted to pull the plug on the Christina Ricci-headlined show, which based on the life of Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald.

Apparently, Amazon is tightening its belt and shifting its focus as it continues to search for a large-scale hit.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: The Last Tycoon, Z: The Beginning of Everything

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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