Vanessa Lachey says she is 'gutted, confused, blindsided' by sudden cancelation ... trends now
Vanessa Lachey didn't see it coming.
Three weeks after posting a cast photo about wrapping season three of NCIS Hawai'i, the actress, 43, who moved to Hawaii with her husband Nick Lachey and their children, learned there will not be a fourth season of the crime solving drama.
'Gutted, confused, blindsided,' the leading lady wrote over an NCIS: Hawai'i logo in her Instagram Stories.
'Grateful, confident, beloved fans! said the actress who starred as Special Agent in Charge Jane Tenant, continued, adding, 'Processing this news and still being present with my family. I Love You all,' and ending with the traditional 'Mahalo Nui Loa.'
CBS made the announcement Friday, ending any hope the cast and crew would be able to bring the franchise to a natural end with a fourth and final season.
Vanessa Lachay, 43, learned the sad news Friday that NCIS: Hawai'i would not be renewed for a fourth season, in spite of producers efforts to keep the show going for another year
The show was the first in the NCIS franchise to be lead by a woman and the first to not receive a proper sendoff.
Spin-offs NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans were both allowed to bow out gracefully after 14 and seven seasons respectively.
Although NCIS: Hawai'i had strong ratings, and added Los Angeles veteran LL Cool J to the cast, the network made the decision to cut the show, in spite of producers offering to make big concessions in order to get a fourth season, according to Deadline.
Overall uncertainly about the future of the network may have played a part as well. The parent company Paramount Global is in the process of being sold.
Noal Mills, who played Special Agent Jesse Boone, shared a photo of a golden sunset writing, 'It was soooo
