Prime Video declines Motorheads, producers seek new home for season 2

Prime Video has opted not to renew the young adult drama Motorheads for a second season, the streamer and series producers confirmed three months after the 10-episode first season premiered on May 20. Producers have received permission from Amazon to seek a new home for the show, and are already in early conversations with potential buyers, sources said.

Motorheads, created by John A. Norris and executive produced by Jason Seagraves and others, stars Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Ryan Phillippe and Nathalie Kelley. The coming-of-age drama follows twin teens Zac and Caitlyn as they and their mother relocate to Pennsylvania to live with their uncle, a former NASCAR driver who runs a tuned auto body shop. Season 1 ended on two major cliffhangers: a violent street-racing crash that left a character’s fate uncertain, and a mysterious call that could implicate the twins’ estranged father.

In a statement, executive producer Jason Seagraves said the team set out to make a family-friendly show “with no agenda and a lot of heart,” and expressed disappointment that Prime Video will not continue the series. He said the show’s “passionate and vocal fan base” has energized the producers...