On Friday, following criticism — including some from Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo — A&E changed the series’ name from Generation KKK to Escaping the KKK: A Documentary Series Exposing Hate in America.
The cable network has cancelled the reality series before it even debuted, citing violations of A&E’s documentary policy made by “third-party producers,” per The Hollywood Reporter.
The axed project was to follow four prominent Klan families who each have a family member trying to escape the organization.
“Our goal with this series has always been to expose and combat racism and hatred in all its forms.