{"id":264022,"date":"2026-09-19T23:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/ride-or-die-season-2-octavia-spencer-hannah-waddinghams-series-canceled-at-prime-video-will-be-shopped-around\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T23:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:55:51","slug":"ride-or-die-season-2-octavia-spencer-hannah-waddinghams-series-canceled-at-prime-video-will-be-shopped-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/ride-or-die-season-2-octavia-spencer-hannah-waddinghams-series-canceled-at-prime-video-will-be-shopped-around\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Ride or Die&#8217; Season 2? Octavia Spencer &#038; Hannah Waddingham&#8217;s Series Canceled at Prime Video, Will Be Shopped Around"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2287008\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Prime Video<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/octavia-spencer\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Octavia Spencer<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hannah-waddingham\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Hannah Waddingham<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s buddy spy comedy series <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ride-or-die\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Ride or Die<\/strong><\/a><\/em> has been canceled after just one season on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/prime-video\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Prime Video<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The streamer has opted not to renew the show, which premiered in July and became a quick hit, landing at No 1 in the US rankings on the platform regularly, according to<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/09\/ride-or-die-canceled-prime-video-shopped-1237108506\/?bt_ee=kuKrBGMpwZ3TtS4x7P2dvCZzsAIC1zm3tjJ9DHK5sVikuI5BX8lGNz9zgYMviV0Q&amp;bt_ts=1789859178019#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=Deadline_BreakingNews&amp;utm_content=%27Ride%20Or%20Die%27%20Canceled%20By%20Prime%20Video%20After%20One%20Season,%20Being%20Shopped%20By%20Paramount%20TV%20Studios,%202026-09-19%2016:02:07_9-19-2026&amp;utm_term=\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/09\/ride-or-die-canceled-prime-video-shopped-1237108506\/?bt_ee=kuKrBGMpwZ3TtS4x7P2dvCZzsAIC1zm3tjJ9DHK5sVikuI5BX8lGNz9zgYMviV0Q&amp;bt_ts=1789859178019#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=Deadline_BreakingNews&amp;utm_content=%27Ride%20Or%20Die%27%20Canceled%20By%20Prime%20Video%20After%20One%20Season,%20Being%20Shopped%20By%20Paramount%20TV%20Studios,%202026-09-19%2016:02:07_9-19-2026&amp;utm_term=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/octavia-ride-or-die.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/octavia-ride-or-die-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Still of Octavia Spencer in Ride or Die\" class=\"wp-image-2287012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/octavia-ride-or-die-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/octavia-ride-or-die-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge pss-trigger__badge--top-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two days of being out, the comedy series made Luminate\u2019s weekly rankings in the US with 927k views, twice that of<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/elle\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Elle<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>and nearly four times that of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/off-campus\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Off Campus<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, both of which have been renewed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The show also landed in Nielsen\u2019s Top 10, debuting at No 8 on the overall streaming chart, and at No 3 among originals with 869 million minutes viewed. It then went up to No 4 on the overall streaming chart and to No 2 among originals in its second week!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its first two weeks, <em>Ride or Die<\/em> became Prime Video\u2019s most-watched new scripted series of the past year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The show also rated well with critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 96% Tomatometer score for critics and an 85% among viewers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hannah-ride-or-die.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hannah-ride-or-die-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Still of Hannah Waddingham in Ride or Die\" class=\"wp-image-2287013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hannah-ride-or-die-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hannah-ride-or-die-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge pss-trigger__badge--top-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Prime Video has opted not to renew, the show\u2019s main studio, Paramount Television Studios, is reportedly shopping the series to find a new home. <\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-what-is-ride-or-die-about\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is <em>Ride or Die<\/em> about?<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ride or Die<\/em> follows best friends Debbie Claybourne (<strong>Spencer<\/strong>) and Judith Burton (<strong>Waddingham<\/strong>) who thought they knew everything about each other, except Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith\u2019s past and a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they\u2019re forced to go on the run together. It\u2019s a race against time and a road trip across Europe, with law enforcement, highly trained assassins, and some very dangerous criminals at their heels.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to starring,<strong> Octavia<\/strong> and<strong> Hannah <\/strong>also served as executive producers. The cast also includes <strong>Ed Skrein<\/strong>, <strong>Calam Lynch<\/strong>, <strong>Savannah Steyn<\/strong>, <strong>Jamie Parker<\/strong>, <strong>Jacky Ido<\/strong>, <strong>Sylvia Hoeks<\/strong>, and <strong>Bill Nighy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hannah-waddingham\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Waddingham<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/octavia-spencer\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Octavia Spencer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/prime-video\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Video<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ride-or-die\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ride Or Die<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/television\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Television<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/09\/19\/ride-or-die-season-2-octavia-spencer-hannah-waddinghams-series-canceled-at-prime-video-will-be-shopped-around\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Prime Video Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham\u2018s buddy spy comedy series Ride or Die has been canceled after just one season on Prime Video. The streamer has opted not to renew the show, which premiered in July and became a quick hit, landing at No 1 in the US rankings on the platform regularly, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":264023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-264022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}