It's game over for Syfy's
Hunters.
The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has canceled the straight-to-series adaptation of Whitley Strieber's best-selling novel
Alien Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The 13-episode drama was first put in development in October 2013 and picked up to series in September 2014 without a cast attached.
From Universal Cable Productions and Gale Anne Hurd, the drama starred Nathan Phillips and Britne Oldford with
12 Monkeys' Natalie Chaidez attached as showrunner. The series followed a Pennsylvania detective-turned-suspect Flynn Carroll (Phillips) who, after his wife mysteriously goes missing, is determined to prove his innocence and find her. His search leads to evidence that dangerous alien cells are living among us, and the U.S. government has a secret organization in place to thwart their terrorist efforts.
Hunters bowed to little fanfare in April, drawing 540,000 total viewers and was panned by critics (it has a zero rating on
Rotten Tomatoes). Through 12 episodes, it has averaged a dismal 316,000 viewers. Monday's season finale will now serve as a series finale.
'Hunters' Canceled at Syfy After One Season (Exclusive)