The Death Story

The Death Story (stylized as the DEATH story) is a Canadian television horror drama on ETV created by Colby Dorris. The series follows the daily obstacles of Eli Breasley, before his sudden death.
Development of the series began in 2014 by Colby Dorris who then offered the show to ABC, Fox and NBC who all passed on the show in a two year time span. When Dorris finally decided to offer the series to ETV in mid-2016, they agreed to air the series with a pilot order. After casting Harry Nieves as the sole and lead regular cast member, ETV ordered a 10-episode first season.a
On March 23, 2018, ETV announced that the series was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes.a It was also reported that a "big number" of actors would join the starring cast.
On April 20, 2019, ETV announced that the series was renewed for a third season consisting of 22 episodes; this being the first time the series receives a full-season order thanks to the successful second season.aaa On May 13, 2019, ETV announced that a special two-hour movie would precede the third season, which would air on September 27, 2017, prior to the January 2018 release of the third season.aaa This was later confirmed to be a replacement of having 22 episodes as Colby Dorris had told the network that "having such a long season was not in his plans."aaaa However, the exact amount of episodes was not specified, although it left the series' third season with a maximum episode count of 19. It was later confirmed that the third season would consist of 14 episodes, making the season use of 17 of 22 episodes.
On February 28, 2020, ETV renewed the series for a fourth season, which was confirmed to be consisted of a high episode count of 16.aa On August 20, 2021, ETV renewed the series for a fifth season consisting of 12 episodes; the lowest since the 10-episode first season.aaa However, showrunner Colby Dorris stated that, "We were not actually [downgraded], it was just a decision in the writing room that ratings-wise and storyline-wise, that the series would be better with fewer episodes moving forward."a
On September 2, 2022, after months-speculation, ETV renewed the series for a sixth season consisting of 10 episodes.aa Showrunner Colby Dorris stated that due to ETV's prolonged decision on the fate of the series, that the entire season would not premiere until March 2023; though, instead of half run, the entire 10 episodes will follow on a weekly basis.aaaa Despite ETV not mentioning "final season", Dorris confirmed on October 17, 2022, that the sixth season would mark the Endgame Chapter, the last of the four-core parts of the series. However, Dorris stated that the chapter would not necessarily have to take one season.aa
The sixth season, which was largely dubbed as the Endgame Chapter, lost over 200,000 regular viewers from the previous season.aaa Despite the loss, it marked the series' smallest decrease in viewers by twice less the amount.aaaaa Analysts stated that this was as a result of airing all episodes in a weekly basis without a half-mark hiatus, as well as having 10 episodes. On June 5, 2023, ETV renewed the series for a seventh season once again consisting of 10 episodes.aa
On June 17, 2024, ETV renewed the series for a final eighth and ninth season both consisting of 7 episodes, with the 100th episode marking the show's end. Shortly after, showrunner Colby Dorris stated, "When I had originally created the series, I did not know where it would go. And now, it was just renewed for 2 final seasons, and I cannot thank you enough for viewing this series. The final 2 seasons, which we now have complete creative control of, will be part of the new Closure chapter. You'll see some familiar faces pop up here and there. Most of all, we will introduce new characters and say goodbye to some. Stay tuned."
==Premise==
The series follows Eli Breasley facing his daily obstacles before his sudden death, which leads to an "exciting twist of events."aa The ever-so-publicized "twist of events" was in effect starting from the third season of the series.a
==Cast and characters==
Actor 	Character 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons 	Seasons
Actor 	Character 	1 	2 	Film 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9
Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast 	Main cast
Harry Nieves 	Eli Breasley 	colspan="10" 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liliana Foust 	Rachel 	colspan="3" 	colspan="1" 	colspan="4" 	colspan="1" 	colspan="1" 	 	 	 	 	
Richie Loftin 	Jerrod 	colspan="2" 	colspan="6" 	colspan="2" 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Greg Sorell 	Bruce 	colspan="1" 	colspan="2" 	colspan="1" 	colspan="5" 	colspan="1" 	 	 	 	 	
Chantal Pinson	Lara 	colspan="1" 	colspan="2" 	colspan="7" 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast	Recurring cast
Louise Martens	Theresa 	colspan="2" 	colspan="1" 	colspan="6" 	colspan="1" 	 	 	 	 	 	
Millie Mccurdy	Valorie 	colspan="1" 	colspan="2" 	colspan="6" 	colspan="1" 	 	 	 	 	 	
: As only Nieves and Foust were credited as regulars, other actors' roles were determined by their screentime.
===Main===
* Harry Nieves as Eli Breasleya
===Starring===
* Liliana Foust as Rachela
* Richie Loftin as Jerroda
===Recurring===
* Greg Sorell as Brucea
* Louise Martens as Theresaa
== Series overview ==
Chaptersaa (100 episodes)
* The Worlda (24 episodes)
** Season 1
** Season 2
** Special film
* The Beginningsa (14 episodes)
** Season 3
* The Settlementa (28 episodes)
** Season 4
** Season 5
* The Endgamea (20 episodes)
** Season 6
** Season 7
* The Closurea (14 episodes)
** Season 8
** Season 9
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Season
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" | Episodes
! style="padding:0 70px;" colspan="2" | Originally aired
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Viewers(millions)
|- 
! Season premiere
! Season finale
|- 
| style="background:#BF5050; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | October 27, 2017
| style="text-align:center;" | February 9, 2018
| style="text-align:center;" | 0.98a
|- 
| style="background:#90CBD4; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | January 11, 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | April 12, 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.20a
|- 
| style="background:#D42A2A; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Special film
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | September 27, 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | 3.72a
|- 
| style="background:#58B863; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | January 10, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | July 24, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.58a
|- 
| style="background:#CFC159; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | January 15, 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | August 13, 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | 2.19a
|- 
| style="background:#CF5555; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | January 28, 2022
| style="text-align:center;" | August 5, 2022
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.76a
|- 
| style="background:#286C82; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | March 17, 2023
| style="text-align:center;" | May 19, 2023
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.57a
|- 
| style="background:#739C76; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | March 8, 2024
| style="text-align:center;" | May 3, 2024
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.32a
|- 
| style="background:#94B541; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | March 21, 2025
| style="text-align:center;" | May 2, 2025
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.03a
|- 
| style="background:#BF5050; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | March 27, 2026
| style="text-align:center;" | May 8, 2026
| style="text-align:center;" | 1.06a
|- 
|}
==List of episodes==
===Season 1 (2017–18)===
This season is the only to feature only Colby Dorris as the sole writer.a
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
1 	1 	"Pilot""The World"aa 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris	October 27, 2017 	0.82a
2 	2 	"The Growing Up Story" 	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris	November 3, 2017 	1.42a
3 	3 	"The Mystified Story" 	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris	November 10, 2017	1.09a
4 	4 	"The awkward Story" 	Colby Dorris 	Colby Dorris	November 17, 2017	1.12a
5 	5 	"The Pick Up Plan Story" 	Colby Dorris 	Colby Dorris	November 24, 2017	0.96a
6 	6 	"The Moving Forward Story" 	Colby Dorris 	Colby Dorris	January 12, 2018 	1.17a
7 	7 	"The Great Plan Story" 	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris	January 19, 2018 	0.98a
8 	8 	"The Growing Stronger Story"	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris	January 26, 2018 	0.89a
9 	9 	"The Penultimate Story" 	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris	February 2, 2018 	0.76a
10 	10 	"The Last Straw Story" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris	February 9, 2018 	0.62a
===Season 2 (2019)===
Due to ETV restrictions, Jerrell Kowalski was introudced as a temporary writer, having written 2 episodes of the season; the rest were written by Dorris.aa
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
11 	1 	"The Close Call Story"a 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	January 11, 2019 	2.17a
12 	2 	"The Wake Up Call Story"a	Colby Dorris 	Colby Dorris 	January 18, 2019 	2.83a
13 	3 	"The Rising Story"a 	Karen Deloach 	Colby Dorris 	January 25, 2019 	3.01a
14 	4 	"The Failure Story"a 	Marge Dorman 	Jerrell Kowalski	February 1, 2019 	2.71a
15 	5 	"The playing Story"a 	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris 	February 8, 2019 	2.46a
16 	6 	"The Break Up Story"a 	Lucie Ashmore 	Colby Dorris 	February 15, 2019	2.59a
17 	7 	"The Rehab Story"a 	Colby Dorris 	Colby Dorris 	February 22, 2019	2.36a
18 	8 	"The Dark Murder Story"a 	Karen Deloach 	Colby Dorris 	March 1, 2019 	2.17a
19 	9 	"The dRaMaTiC Story"a 	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris 	March 8, 2019 	2.03a
20 	10 	"The Fed Up Story"a 	Duncan Muir 	Colby Dorris 	March 15, 2019 	1.79a
21 	11 	"The Death of One Story"a	Marge Dorman 	Jerrell Kowalski	March 22, 2019 	1.52a
22 	12 	"The Penultimate2 Story"a	Colby Dorris 	Colby Dorris 	April 5, 2019 	1.36a
23 	13 	"The Final Fitch Story"a 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	April 12, 2019 	1.63a
===Special (2019)===
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date 	U.S. viewers(in millions)
24 	14 	"The Death"a	Marge Dorman	Colby Dorris	September 27, 2017	3.72a
===Season 3 (2020)===
This season continued Kowalski's role as temporary writer, having written 2 episodes. Colby Dorris' sister, Ariel Dorris, wrote the sixth episode after she expressed interest in doing so.aaa In 2019, it was announced that Ariel Dorris would take over as the showrunner starting episode 10 due to Colby's personal commitments; Colby would return in the finale writen by him alongside Ariel.aaa
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
25 	1 	"The Afterlife Welcoming"	Karen Deloach 	Colby Dorris 	January 10, 2020 	3.44a
26 	2 	"The One Who Stood Still"	Duncan Muir 	Colby Dorris 	January 17, 2020 	2.87a
27 	3 	"The Adjustment" 	Duncan Muir 	Colby Dorris 	January 24, 2020 	2.66a
28 	4 	"The Hotel Experience" 	Sharri Hatley 	Colby Dorris 	January 31, 2020 	2.72a
29 	5 	"The Downfall" 	Colby Dorris 	Jerrell Kowalski 	February 7, 2020 	2.79a
30 	6 	"The Knight Decline" 	Zane Almato 	Ariel Dorris 	February 14, 2020	2.71a
31 	7 	"The Dead Walkers" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	February 21, 2020	2.63a
32 	8 	"The Iconic Flee" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	June 12, 2020 	2.67a
33 	9 	"The Self Abandonment" 	Waylon Corbett	Jerrell Kowalski 	June 19, 2020 	2.39a
34 	10 	"The King Who Rised" 	Jae Banuelos 	Ariel Dorris 	June 26, 2020 	2.18a
35 	11 	"The Legion of the King" 	Gail Bauer 	Ariel Dorris 	July 3, 2020 	2.31a
36 	12 	"The Militarism Uprising"	Tory Finnegan 	Ariel Dorris 	July 10, 2020 	2.26a
37 	13 	"The Fog Before the War" 	Ashley Bauer 	Ariel Dorris 	July 17, 2020 	2.14a
38 	14 	"The Day of Change" 	Karen Deloach 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	July 24, 2020 	2.33a
===Season 4 (2021)===
In 2020, it was announced that Ariel Dorris would join Colby as an official writing staff member; this also gave Jerrell Kowalski a single co-written episode in the season. This was also the least season to feature [Colby] Dorris as a director of an episode.aa
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
39 	1 	"The New Authority" 	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris 	January 15, 2021 	2.91a
40 	2 	"The Start of an Era" 	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris 	January 22, 2021 	2.43a
41 	3 	"The Silence" 	Tory Finnegan 	Colby Dorris 	January 29, 2021 	2.31a
42 	4 	"The Big Bad" 	Duncan Muir 	Colby Dorris 	February 5, 2021 	2.28a
43 	5 	"The Plan of a Kind" 	Sharri Hatley 	Colby Dorris 	February 12, 2021	2.34a
44 	6 	"The Man Who Came Back" 	Waylon Corbett	Colby Dorris 	February 19, 2021	2.23a
45 	7 	"The Execution" 	Karen Deloach 	Colby Dorris 	February 26, 2021	2.37a
46 	8 	"The Uproar" 	Karen Deloach 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris 	March 5, 2021 	2.43a
47 	9 	"The Past Connection" 	Colby Dorris 	Colby Dorris 	July 2, 2021 	2.29a
48 	10 	"The Kin" 	Jae Banuelos 	Ariel Dorris 	July 9, 2021 	2.03a
49 	11 	"The Status of Harm" 	Zane Almato 	Ariel Dorris 	July 16, 2021 	1.94a
50 	12 	"The Fiftieth Story" 	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris 	July 16, 2021 	2.01a
51 	13 	"The Dimension Twist" 	Stefan Case 	Ariel Dorris & Jerrell Kowalski	July 23, 2021 	1.96a
52 	14 	"The Deaths of the Wolves"	Gail Bauer 	Ariel Dorris 	July 30, 2021 	1.88a
53 	15 	"The Beginning of Madness"	Zane Almato 	Colby Dorris 	August 6, 2021 	1.83a
54 	16 	"The Shake in Reality" 	Karen Deloach 	Colby Dorris 	August 13, 2021 	1.76a
===Season 5 (2022)===
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
55 	1 	"The Temporal Reality Fix"	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	January 28, 2022 	2.26a
56 	2 	"The Unleashed" 	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	February 4, 2022 	2.09a
57 	3 	"The Warning of the Past" 	Zane Almato 	Colby Dorris 	February 11, 2022	2.04a
58 	4 	"The Knighted" 	Duncan Muir 	Colby Dorris 	February 18, 2022	1.96a
59 	5 	"The Toxic Man" 	Ashley Bauer 	Jerrell Kowalski 	February 25, 2022	1.82a
60 	6 	"The Walk in Time" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	March 4, 2022 	1.98a
61 	7 	"The Stop" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	July 1, 2022 	1.62a
62 	8 	"The Wedded" 	Duncan Muir 	Ariel Dorris 	July 8, 2022 	1.49a
63 	9 	"The Farewell of a Kind" 	Jae Banuelos 	Ariel Dorris 	July 15, 2022 	1.46a
64 	10 	"The Revelation" 	Reta Matos 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	July 22, 2022 	1.39a
65 	11 	"The New Bad" 	Tory Finnegan	Colby Dorris 	July 29, 2022 	1.43a
66 	12 	"The Collapse of Worlds" 	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	August 5, 2022 	1.59a
===Season 6 (2023)===
Four-season temporal writing member Jerrell Kowalski was not invited back to write an episode this season, leaving Ariel and Colby as the writers.
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
67 	1 	"The Beginning of the End"	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	March 17, 2023 	1.93a
68 	2 	"The New Normal" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	March 24, 2023 	1.71a
69 	3 	"The Foe Greet" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	March 31, 2023 	1.63a
70 	4 	"The Living Angel" 	Gail Bauer 	Ariel Dorris 	April 7, 2023 	1.57a
71 	5 	"The Flashback" 	Lucie Ashmore	Ariel Dorris 	April 14, 2023 	1.61a
72 	6 	"The Circle of Light" 	Duncan Muir 	Ariel Dorris 	April 21, 2023 	1.52a
73 	7 	"The Inner Circle" 	Zane Almato 	Colby Dorris 	April 28, 2023 	1.48a
74 	8 	"The Rise of the Wolves" 	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	May 5, 2023 	1.42a
75 	9 	"The Fall of the Empire" 	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	May 12, 2023 	1.36a
76 	10 	"The Edge of Time" 	Karen Deloach	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	May 19, 2023 	1.43a
===Season 7 (2024)===
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
77 	1 	"The Launch of War" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	March 8, 2024 	1.52a
78 	2 	"The Truce Objective" 	Ashley Bauer 	Colby Dorris 	March 15, 2024 	1.39a
79 	3 	"The Battleground Blood" 	Chase Skelton	Colby Dorris 	March 22, 2024 	1.36a
80 	4 	"The Horror Fields" 	Jae Banuelos 	Ariel Dorris 	March 29, 2024 	1.39a
81 	5 	"The Root of the Pact" 	Duncan Muir 	Ariel Dorris 	April 5, 2024 	1.33a
82 	6 	"The Memory of Past" 	Karen Deloach	Ariel Dorris 	April 5, 2024 	1.28a
83 	7 	"The Hostility Bomb" 	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	April 12, 2024 	1.34a
84 	8 	"The Night Rest" 	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	April 19, 2024 	1.22a
85 	9 	"The Conquer of the West"	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	April 26, 2024 	1.17a
86 	10 	"The Defeat and Victory" 	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	May 3, 2024 	1.24a
===Season 8 (2025)===
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
87 	1 	"The New Power" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	March 21, 2025 	1.22a
88 	2 	"The Weapons Detached" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	March 28, 2025 	1.03a
89 	3 	"The Darkness Ahead" 	Marge Dorman 	Colby Dorris 	April 4, 2025 	0.98a
90 	4 	"The Road Ahead" 	Duncan Muir 	Ariel Dorris 	April 11, 2025 	1.02a
91 	5 	"The Twisted Love" 	Karen Deloach	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	April 18, 2025 	0.94a
92 	6 	"The Unite in Power" 	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	April 25, 2025 	0.97a
93 	7 	"The Snatch of the Empire"	Karen Deloach	Colby Dorris 	May 2, 2025 	1.03a
===Season 9 (2026)===
No. inseries	No. inseason	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)
94 	1 	"The Allied Government" 	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	March 27, 2026 	1.13a
95 	2 	"The Rise of the Dead" 	Lucie Ashmore	Colby Dorris 	April 3, 2026 	1.01a
96 	3 	"The Downfall of the Heir" 	Karen Deloach	Ariel Dorris 	April 10, 2026 	0.96a
97 	4 	"The Resurrected Love" 	Karen Deloach	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	April 17, 2026 	1.05a
98 	5 	"The Knight Who Fell" 	Karen Deloach	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	April 24, 2026 	1.03a
99 	6 	"The Calm Before the Storm"	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	May 1, 2026 	1.07a
100 	7 	"The Storm" 	Marge Dorman 	Ariel Dorris & Colby Dorris	May 8, 2026 	1.19a
==Production==
===Development===
Development of the series began in 2014 by Colby Dorris who then offered the show to ABC, Fox and NBC who all passed on the show in a two year time span. When Dorris finally decided to offer the series to ETV in mid-2016, they agreed to air the series with a pilot order. After casting Harry Nieves as the sole and lead regular cast member, ETV ordered a 10-episode first season.
===Casting===
In 2016, ETV announced that Harry Nieves was cast as the sole and lead series regular-narrator, portraying Eli Breasley. Months later, it was reported that Liliana Foust, Richie Loftin, Greg Sorell and Louise Martens would respectively portray Rachel, Jerrod, Bruce and Theresa in a recurring role.aaaa
In an interview with TVLine, Nieves stated, "I personally decided that [The Death Story] would only have a core cast with [Nieves]' character as the story is just about [Eli], not any other characters. Basically, when his story ends, all the other characters just become irrelevant and as is only Nieves will be credited as a series regular; at least just for now."a
After the low-performing pilot which saw just 820,000 viewers watch,a ETV announced that Liliana Foust and Richie Loftin would join the cast.aa The network justified its decision, "When the first episode of a show does not even achieve one million viewers, it's a clear sign that something went wrong. If it was having just one cast member, which we see as a mutual complaint by many, then we hope to right the wrong."a
Justifying ETV's decision, Dorris stated, "We had been expecting more viewers given the buzz, but I am not disappointed at ETV's decision as it wouldn't have been ideal to go on like that. But, I stand by my word from my interview as Nieves is credited as a main, whilst the rest are credited as starring."a 
== Spin-off ==
=== Failed attempt ===
The series finale, which was watched by 1.19 million viewers, also had many scenes dedicated into launching a spin-off surrounding Richie Loftin's character [Jerrod].aaa Loftin had served as a series regular in the first two seasons, before his dramatic exit at the second season finale.a His character's death was explained as he returned for the final two seasons of the series as a regular.a However, it was reported on August 3, 2026, that the spin-off did not go through due to ETV "doubting the series would attract much viewers."aaa
=== Successful attempt ===
On August 23, 2026, it was reported that a different spin-off, surronding Greg Sorell's character Bruce was being "considered by ETV."aa Sorell had played a recurring role in the first season before being the first character to die, coming back with the format changes in the third season as a series regular, but left after the one season.a Nonetheless, it was announced on August 30, 2026, that ETV had greenlit a pilot to the working title of The Bruce Story.aa
On December 19, 2026, after months of staying silent, ETV announced that they had ordered the show to series, with the series consisting of 13 episodes premiering in "Late 2027".aaaa However, no official name for the series had been announced. Series star of The Death Story also confirmed in January 21, 2027, that he would not reprise his role in the spin-off after committing to [The Death Story] for 9 years.aa
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== See also ==
* List of original programs broadcast by ETV