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Atlanta-produced MTV drama 'Finding Carter' cancelled after two seasons

Kathryn Prescott plays Carter, the lead in MTV's "Finding Carter." Season two will be less about her trauma and more about her trying to manage other people's issues. CREDIT: MTV

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

Kathryn Prescott plays Carter, the lead in MTV's "Finding Carter." Season two will be less about her trauma and more about her trying to manage other people's issues. CREDIT: MTV
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Jan 29, 2016

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday January 29, 2016

Scratch one scripted show off the Atlanta production slate: MTV's 'Finding Carter" is a goner after two seasons.

Zac Pullam, who played Grant on the show, broke the news on Twitter:

ExploreMTV confirmed the bad news with TV Line.

This is a bit of a surprise because MTV last year extended the sophomore season, adding 12 extra episodes that aired through December.

"Finding Carter" was about a teen who found out the woman she thought was her mom had actually kidnapped her. The series revolved around her adjusting to life with her birth family, including a twin. While shot in Atlanta, it was fictionally set in Virginia.

The show averaged 916,000 viewers last year, using Live+7 Nielsen data.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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