‘My Lady Jane’ Fans Petition Amazon Prime for a Second Season Production

“My Lady Jane” fans have launched an online campaign urging Amazon Prime Video to release a second season of the TV series.

The Amazon Original period drama was canceled nearly two months after the release of the first season. Fans of the series are now rallying behind a virtual petition, demanding Amazon Prime to renew “My Lady Jane” for a second season.

The petition, published on Change.org, has garnered more than 46,220 signatures, just shy of its 50,000-signature goal.

“‘My Lady Jane,’ the fascinating adaptation on Amazon Prime, has received widespread acclaim and quickly built a passionate fan base. After a successful first season, viewers are undoubtedly craving a follow-up,” begins the “Save ‘My Lady Jane’” petition statement.

The statement continues: “Renewing ‘My Lady Jane’ would not just please fans, it would also generate a significant amount of traffic and viewership benefits for the streaming platform. We are calling upon Amazon Prime to listen to the voices of fans around the globe and confirm the renewal of ‘My Lady Jane’ for a second season.”

The coalition of fans didn’t stop there.

In addition to the virtual petition, the “Save My Lady Jane” alliance launched a Linktree which urges fans to donate to a GoFundMe and share positive reviews of the series on IMDB, Prime Video, and Rotten Tomatoes. It also provides email templates that fans can use to write to Amazon COO Albert Cheng, asking him to give the series a second life.

“At the time of writing this email, as a devoted fan base we should be preparing to celebrate the 2nd-month anniversary of the release of My Lady Jane, hailed by critics as one of the best shows of 2024,” reads one of the email templates. “We are instead, cruelly, grieving the loss of the show which was cut short unexpectedly before it had a chance to thrive and grow its audience.”

Based on the young adult comedy by Cynthia Hand, “My Lady Jane” tells a revised history of Lady Jane Grey, who was queen of England for just nine days before being deposed by the late King Edward VI’s half-sister, Mary.

The official logline for the series describes it as, “an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy. Buckle up,” per Variety.

After its first season, “My Lady Jane” failed to get renewed by Amazon Prime.

“Thank you to everyone who watched ‘My Lady Jane’ since it came out seven weeks ago,” showrunner Gemma Burgess wrote on Instagram in wake of the series’ cancellation. “I am sorry and sad we can’t give you more.”

Although the series was successful among critics and fans, boasting a 94% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, it was unable to grow a broad enough audience to justify an additional season, reports Deadline. The series never climbed to Nielsen’s Top 10 weekly streaming rankings for originals.

“My Lady Jane” is rated TV-14 for some language, sexual content, and mild nudity.

All eight episodes of “My Lady Jane” are available for streaming on Prime Video.

Source: Change.org, Variety, Rotten Tomatoes, Deadline