NEWSMTV's 'Buckwild' Canceled—Find Out Why Its Producer Is So Upset
April 10 2013, Published 1:57 p.m. ET
Buckwild is officially over. MTV has canceled the popular reality series.
MTV was already halfway through shooting the show's second season, but production halted after its breakout star, 21-year-old Shain Gandee, was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning on April 1.
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The decision to not continue isn't sitting well with some—especially Buckwild producer JP Williams, who says he will fight to get the program back on the air.
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"This is a network that has shows about teen pregnancy," he tells the Hollywood Reporter. "They'll stick by a show that allows you to abandon a child, but a kid dies by accident doing what he does for a living and they cancel the show?"
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