The Society creator calls cancelation "extremely upsetting," but adds: "I can’t pretend I’m surprised"

Variety

Chris Keyser, known for co-creating Party of Five, tells Variety last week's cancelation after the Season 1 renewal wasn't surprising because there were months of talks on how to proceed in wake of the coronavirus. “I know we had many months of conversations about the challenges of producing in this environment," he says, noting that filming the coronavirus era is more costly. "To our disadvantage, we have a large cast and scenes often with a fair number of people," he said. Keyser adds: “This is extremely upsetting. But it would be for anyone. We have no choice but to, as so many people do within this period, deal with the losses that this pandemic has caused. I guess we’re like all those small businesses and restaurants that closed and aren’t going to reopen. Our people are out of jobs, but that’s true all around the country.”