Civil was written by A Simple Plan scribe Scott Smith and was set to star Bradley Whitford, Courtney B. Vance (People v.
TNT has decided not to move forward with Civil, despite filming a pilot over the summer for the series and ordering backup scripts, Deadline has reported.
You could argue however, that the parallels make it the perfect time for a show like that.
That all sounds a little similar to the recent election of Donald Trump, which was unfolding over the summer as the series was being fleshed out, and Deadline notes that the show may have “felt too close to home”.