Following reports released today that another horse had died during filming of the Dustin Hoffman-starring TV show, the network released the following statement:
"It is with heartbreak that executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann together with HBO have decided to cease all future production on the series LUCK."
Ironically, the show had already been picked up for a second season after averaging a healthy 4.8 million viewers in its first season. However, they were in the middle of shooting the second episode of the new season when a horse was injured so severely it had to be euthanized. That marked the third horse to be killed in just the first eleven episodes of the series, a horrific track record that ultimately pressured the network to call it quits on the fledging show.
PETA has issued a statement announcing their intent to call on law enforcement to "investigate the deaths of the horses used on the set and to bring charges as appropriate."
Season One of LUCK wraps up on March 25. HBO has said that the two episodes of Season Two that were filmed will be aired at some point.
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