Amazon Cancels ‘Clean Slate’: Norman Lear’s Final Show Cut After One Season
Amazon Prime Video has decided to cancel Clean Slate, which was Norman Lear’s final completed project, after just one season. This news was shared by the stars of the series, Laverne Cox and George Wallace, along with co-creator Dan Ewen in a guest column on Deadline.
Clean Slate premiered on Prime Video on February 6 and was canceled by the end of March, according to the trio. The show was described as a “labor of love” and a seven-year effort that was suddenly gone. Cox, Wallace, and Ewen expressed a bit of frustration with how quickly things turned around, hinting at Amazon’s decision-making process.
Lear, the sitcom legend behind All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, was brought on board by Cox and Wallace to work on Clean Slate. Lear passed away in December 2023 at the age of 101, leaving behind a rich legacy in television.
Although The Hollywood Reporter reached out to Amazon Prime Video for comment on the cancellation, there has been no response as of yet. In its review, THR described Clean Slate as a warm, well-meaning, and not particularly funny comedy.
Wallace portrayed Harry Slate, the owner of the Slate Family Car Wash in Mobile, Alabama. The show follows Harry’s reunion with his long-lost child, now confident and happy Desiree, played by Laverne Cox who has left behind a career in the New York City art world. Despite the heartfelt premise, the show did not quite hit the mark in terms of humor according to critics.
