AMC is cutting ties with two of its shows, including Season 2 of “61st Street” and its series adaptation of “Initiation to a Bonfire.”
Despite Season 2 of “61st Street” having already been shot, AMC has decided it won’t be moving forward with the drama, which features star Courtney B. Vance, and tells the story of a young Black youth who entangled in the Chicago criminal justice system. Included in AMC’s latest TV disposal is “Invitation to a Bonfire,” a series adapted from the novel by Adrienne Celt.

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The network notes that its decision is related to an attempt to cut back on costs, which AMC announced back in December 2022 as part of a “strategic programming assessments.”