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Hollywood\u2019s se**xual harassment scandals have had a huge impact on the industrie and it\u2019s stars. Due to the \u2018Mee Too\u2019 mouvement, a lot of Popular TV shows have been cancelled due to Scandals surrounding their star Cast Members.<\/p>\n

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A few TV networks decided to pull a plug on its shows, when allegations of se**xual misconduct broke out surrounding the cast members.<\/p>\n

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Here are 6 TV series that were forced to be canceled sometimes mid-production due to scandals surrounding it\u2019s star members.<\/p>\n

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1\/ Louie<\/h2>\n

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The smash hit show \u201cLouie\u201d came to an end in 2017 after 5 seasons and 61 episodes. In november of that year the New York Times published a story from five women detailing C.K.’s long history of se**xual misconduct.<\/p>\n

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The woman said that he had asked them to watch him mast**urbate multiple times, sometimes while talking on the phone.<\/p>\n

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Actually rumors about his behavior towards woman working with him begun to surface since 2015 in various sites. Those rumors included high profile names such as Roseanne Barr, Jen Kirkman and Tig Notaro.<\/p>\n

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The comedian initialy denied the allegations, but confessed to them after the report was published. He released a statement apologizing and admitting that all the stories were true.<\/p>\n

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His manager and co-producer for the show Dave Becky was also accused of helping C.K cover up his actions. For his defense the Becky said he misunderstood the woman\u2019s allegations, and gave an apology to the victims.<\/p>\n

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Neither to say, C.K.’s career was highly impacted by the scandal. And the show was eventually cancelled after FX ended their buisiness partnership with C.K\u2019s production company Pig Newton.<\/p>\n

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And all of C.K\u2019s projects at the time were cancelled too, costing him $35 million in lost income.<\/p>\n

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2\/ The Wonder Years<\/h2>\n

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The coming-of-age sitcom was aired on ABC from 1988 until 1993. Although there were many speculations surrounding the show\u2019s concellation, a few of the cast put the blame on the se**xual harrassment lawsuit.<\/p>\n

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Back in 1993, one of the show\u2019s costume designers Monique Long filed a se**xual harassment lawsuit against stars Fred Savage and Jason Hervey. Claiming that she was fired after she rebuffed their advances towards her.<\/p>\n

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The suit was dropped after an out of court settlement with ABC network with neither a conviction nor an acquittal.<\/p>\n

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In a 2018 interview, co-star Alley Mills conformed that the lawsuit, which she described as \u201ccompletely ridiculous,\u201d was the reason the show was canceled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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3\/ House of Cards<\/h2>\n

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The political thriller show \u201cHouse of Cards\u201d first aired on Netflix in 2013, and soon became it\u2019s signature show.<\/p>\n

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However, the show faced a serious scandal when Kevin Spacey was accused of several allegations of se**xual misconduct.<\/p>\n

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One of the cases was filed by actor Anthony Rapp in october 2017. Where he accused star Kevin Spacey who played Francis J. “Frank” Underwood,of a se**xual advance in 1986, when he was only 14 years old.<\/p>\n

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And he was not the only one, other young men who worked on the show, came forward with the same allegations of inappropriate se**xual conduct.<\/p>\n

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Even though season 6 of the show was in the middle of production when the news came out, Netflix<\/em> fired the star.\u00a0And he was replaced by Robin Wright to finish season 6, the final season, to give fans closer.<\/p>\n

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Due to the gravity of the accusations, Netflix cut all ties with Kevin Spacey, and cancelled the show immediatly.<\/p>\n

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4\/ SMILF<\/h2>\n

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The sitcom was created, written, directed and stared in the lead role by Frankie Shaw. It was based on on her short film of the same title. It aired on Showyime from 2017 until 2019 after 2 seasons.<\/p>\n

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In 2018, it surfaced that Shaw and the producers were under investigations. The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> published that cast and crew members are accusing them of an inappropriate behaviour on the set of the show.<\/p>\n

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That included “inappropriately handled se**x scenes”, and racial discrimination. Actress Samara Weaving had to leave the show due to breach of contract in the filming of a se**x scene.<\/p>\n

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While Shaw denied all allegations, In 2019, a few days after the fourth episode of season two was broadcast, the series was canceled. The network even suspended all future production deals with Shaw.<\/p>\n

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5\/ Wisdom of the Crowd<\/h2>\n

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Wisdom of the Crowd was a crime drama, that followed a tech innovator who creates an app to solve his daughter\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n

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The series first aired in 2017, but it was never renewed for a second season thanks to it\u2019s starring acor Jeremy Piven.<\/p>\n

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Actor Jeremy Piven, who played the father Jeffrey Tanner, was accused of se**xual assault, harassment, and misconduct by eight women in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n

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One of these was an Entourage background actor named Anastasia Taneie. She said that while on set in 2009, Piven forcefully pinned her to the wall in a dark hallway and started touching her breast and gen**itals.<\/p>\n

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Piven “vehemently denied” all the allegations, and his lawyer called them “works of fiction”, saying that these woman were after fame and money.<\/p>\n

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These allegations in addition to relatively low ratings of the show, led CBS to decide to pull the plug on the show after just on season.<\/p>\n

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6\/ Bulletproof<\/h2>\n

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The british police series was first broadcast in 2018 on Sky One. The series was doing well, even got renewed for a fourth season in 2021.<\/p>\n

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Season four was set to consist of eight episodes, and filming had been scheduled to begin later in the year.<\/p>\n

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However, following allegations against the show\u2019s lead acor Noel Clarke in late April 2021 of se**xual misconduct and bullying, filming was suspended.<\/p>\n

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Around 20 woman who worked with the actor came forward with allegations of verbal abuse, bullying, and se**xual harassment.<\/p>\n

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A producer accused him of exposing his gen**itals to her in the back of a car and groping her in a lift.<\/p>\n

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Actress Jing Lusi, who worked with him in the film SAS: Red Notice, <\/em>alleged that he se**xually propositioned and threatened her.<\/p>\n

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Other alleged that Clarke made them performe se**x scenes nude, and grew angry if they refused.<\/p>\n

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Clarke denied “any se**xual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing” but confessed of doing one allegation, that he had repeatedly made remarks on the buttocks of the art director on Brotherhood, Helen Atherton.<\/p>\n

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In a public statement, Clarke apologised saying: “In a 20-year career, I have put inclusivity and diversity at the forefront of my work and never had a complaint made against me. If anyone who has worked with me has ever felt uncomfortable or disrespected, I sincerely apologise. I vehemently deny any se**xual misconduct or wrongdoing and intend to defend myself against these false allegations.”<\/p>\n

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Ultimitley, Sky and production company Vertigo Films cancelled the the series in May 2021.<\/p>\n

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