Amid various media reports of its cancellation, “BUCKWILD” cast member Cara Parrish confirmed that MTV has decided to “stop filming” the show.
“For now @MTV has decided to stop filming Buckwild but we are looking into other show options in order to keep doing what Shain would want,” the show’s “firecracker” wrote on Twitter.
TMZ first reported the cancellation Tuesday evening, noting, “Sources connected to the show tell us MTV decided to stop production in the middle of the second season of the show … which followed the lives of young people in a rural West Virginia town.”
According to TMZ’s report, while MTV is not planning to air the already-filmed second season content, “a special that was taped 2 months ago is expected to air.”
“Despite having enough footage for several new episodes, MTV executives couldn’t see anyway to continue with the series without Gandee,” added Deadline.com.
News of the show’s cancellation comes in the wake of star cast member Shain Gandee’s accidental death, but according to the story, MTV did not “give the cast and crew any specific reason for the cancellation.”