#Sleepy hollow cast professional

Key moments such as Abbie and Irving schooling Ichabod on the original hypocritical “liberal” Thomas Jefferson and Abbie rekindling her relationship with Jenny affected black audiences in particular in a way the show probably didn’t hit other audience members. But what I’m trying to say is that Sleepy Hollow’s first season was a fantastic example of social issues melding together with fantasy in an oddly believable and relatable way (even with everyone was fighting a headless horseman). But due to Beharie’s understandable growing malaise about the work and ineffective writing, Abbie was killed off, a final act of injustice towards such an important character.Ī lot of this sounds like water under the bridge, I’m sure.

#Sleepy hollow cast professional

Even though I knew that everything happening could have the potential to backfire on the show, I still hoped that everything was being built up towards a vindication of epic proportions-that Katrina would finally die (or gain immense evil power to become the best villainess of the show) and Abbie and Ichabod would finally become the ultimate Witness team in both their professional and personal lives. from Katrina being a wedge between her and Ichabod’s relationship to the Season 2 leadership writing Abbie out of her own story in the most painful way possible. I’ve written about Sleepy Hollow ad nauseum for Black Girl Nerds, and for my own site, and as many of y’all can attest to, I have tried to see the brighter side to all of the injustices leveled against Abbie. It’s a miracle Sleepy Hollow lasted as long as it did without Beharie holding down the fort as Abbie. The show is definitely a lesson to others that ignoring or writing off your fans doesn’t win you longevity in television. When it tried to “rectify” things, it was too late, and most if its core audience had moved on to bigger, better things, like Into the Badlands, American Gods (with Sleepy Hollow alum and self-proclaimed “fangirl” Orlando Jones), Luke Cage, The Flash, Supergirl, and so on. It played the game of not listening to its core fan base and understanding their needs. Sleepy Hollow gets what it deserves, speaking frankly. In many ways, it’s a shame that the show’s cancellation is a positive, since Sleepy Hollow started out with everyone, fans and critics alike, rooting for it to succeed.

For many, the news was met with as much jubilation as if they had just heard Nicole Beharie would be coming back. After four seasons, Sleepy Hollow has been canceled.