Sad news for people who like a steady dose of Patton Oswalt and even more Glenn Howerton than one can get with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A.P. Bio, their NBC comedy, has been cancelled after two seasons, Variety confirmed.
The single-camera comedy followed a disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar played by Howerton who rebrands as a terrible high school biology teacher in Toledo, Ohio. His attempts to climb his way back to the top are thwarted when he gets more and more involved in his students’ lives. Oswalt played the school’s principal.
Howerton’s involvement in A.P. Bio led to him leaving his longtime gig at It’s Always Sunny, where he played Rick Astley fanatic Dennis Reynolds. He wound up returning anyway, restoring order to the long-running comedy.
The news was broken by the show’s creator, Mike O’Brien, over a Twitter thread. “I’m intensely sad to announce that AP Bio will be ending after this season,” he tweeted. “This has been my favorite project of my life and that’s because of the amazing writers, cast and crew. As most canceled shows probably feel, I think we were just hitting our stride and everyone was still loving the work, so this is very hard. We have 4 left to air and they’re 4 of my favorites.”
I'm intensely sad to announce that AP Bio will be ending after this season. This has been my favorite project of my life and that's because of the amazing writers, cast and crew. As most canceled shows probably feel, I think we were just hitting our stride and everyone was still
— Mike O'Brien (@MikeOBrienXOXO) May 25, 2019
As happens often with well-liked shows that suddenly get the axe, Twitter users launched a campaign to save the show, or at least get it picked up by another network or a streaming giant.
This has…not been a great day. Please read this thread and know everyone on @NBCAPBio had the most fun making that show and we’re sad that none of us get to see where it was gonna go. But we’re glad for the trip we got to take. Thank you @MikeOBrienXOXO. #APBio https://t.co/ogFJ6TNMTS
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 25, 2019
Awful news! #EverythingILikeGetsCancelled 😩
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) May 25, 2019
Awww. Ur cute! #APBio was the number 3 top streaming show on Hulu so perhaps a streaming service will still pick it up again. We need all the fans to #SaveAPBio 💋Please if u loved the show. Tweet #SaveAPBio https://t.co/ZNJVHbdFpX
— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) May 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/meganganz/status/1132313153444884480
https://twitter.com/dirtbag_left_/status/1132299174609707009
Aw nuts. The good news is that if you wanted to, you can bring it to any other network you want.
— Dave Weasel (@DaveWeasel) May 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/villepique/status/1132118820305424384
AP Bio was one of my very favorite shows to work on. @MikeOBrienXOXO, the writers, and the incredible cast @pattonoswalt @GlennHowerton @perlapell @villepique @maroldswan @lyricsaidwhaaa @thecrackin @allisyn_a_arm @EddieLeavy @Peinetar made it a total joy. https://t.co/A2fWQVwuL0
— Emily Cutler (@CutlerEmily) May 25, 2019
Dammi! This show was a treasure, soooo much better than the other dreck that pass for sitcoms. Will be missed for sure. Hey, Netflix, save this one?? #SaveAPBio pic.twitter.com/8e0YsOEQPJ
— Gigi (@fozzybrn) May 25, 2019
