Horror comedy series Wreck has been quietly axed by the BBC, its creator Ryan Brown revealed.

The show follows 20-year-old Jamie, who joins a 3000-strong crew on a cruise ship in the hopes of finding his sister after her disappearance – but there is a duck-dressed murderer on the loose. 

Its first series aired on BBC Three in 2022 to rave reviews with a whopping 94 per cent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes – while the critics gave it 64 per cent.

Wreck’s success saw it renewed for a sequel which came out last year, and the series was later moved to Hulu for US audiences.

But in a buried post on X, formerly Twitter, in September, creator Ryan announced the series would not be returning for a third instalment. 

Sharing news that all staff had been laid off from the production company responsible for the drama, Ryan commented: ‘I should mention – this isn’t the reason there’s no final series of Wreck.’

Horror comedy series Wreck has been quietly axed by the BBC, its creator Ryan Brown revealed

The show follows 20-year-old Jamie, who joins a 3000-strong crew on a cruise ship in the hopes of finding his sister after her disappearance – but there is a duck-dressed murderer on the loose

He went on to confirm Wreck’s fate was sealed a while ago as he added: ‘The BBC drama team made that decision a few months ago.’

‘There will be no more???’ a fan asked replying to his Post, to which he replied: ‘Sadly not. Sorry! [sad face emoji].’

A fan of the show raged at the decision, writing in November: ‘Found out that ‘Wreck’ won’t be back for a third year. BBC Three’s most original and creatively exciting teen-focused concept for ages. 

‘For a broadcaster that’s struggling to attract 16-34, it’s a bafflingly daft decision. Sorry @BrownJRyan your show was awesome x.’

Ryan replied: ‘Thank you for the kind words. Shame we never got to complete the trilogy, but it’s been amazing to see how much the show has meant to those who managed to find it — despite the odds!’

Other fans were left gutted by the decision as they said: ‘Still so sad about this one. Wreck had all the makings of a breakout hit but needed stronger backing and promo,’;

‘Completely robbed of that third and final series.’

The show was loved by fans who hailed it ‘entertaining and diverse’ ahead of its cancellation.  

In a buried post on X, formerly Twitter, in September, creator Ryan announced the series would not be returning for a third instalment

‘There will be no more???’ a fan asked replying to his Post, to which he replied: ‘Sadly not. Sorry! [sad face emoji]’

Its first series aired on BBC Three in 2022 to rave reviews, and was renewed for a sequel which came out last year

A fan of the show raged at the decision, writing in November: ‘Found out that ‘Wreck’ won’t be back for a third year. BBC Three’s most original and creatively exciting teen-focused concept for ages’

Ryan replied: ‘Thank you for the kind words. Shame we never got to complete the trilogy, but it’s been amazing to see how much the show has meant to those who managed to find it — despite the odds!’

The series follows Jamie he infiltrates the boat’s crew in a desperate race to find his missing sister, who was working onboard but vanished mid-charter

They wrote: ‘Just finished season 2 of the BBC slasher comedy/horror Wreck, and it’s fully the little queer show that could. Fun use of tropes and homages and not afraid to kill off cast members you’ve grown to love. There’s an EXCELLENT villain this season as well who owns every scene,’; 

‘More people should be watching Wreck! A horror comedy that’s entertaining, diverse, and queer with great characters who are easy to get invested in and creative slasher kills, as well as so many wild twists. Finished series 2 last night and need there to be a series 3!!,’;

‘Ok y’all 1000000% need to watch #Wreck on Hulu. I just finished it (only 6 episodes) & it was so much fun if you’re a fan of horror/thriller/comedy with an unabashedly queer slant; gay & lesbian leads! It had plenty of twists to keep it fresh each episode through the finale,’;

‘#Wreck on iPlayer is tremendous. A ‘Comedy Horror’ that is more comedy than horror but by episode 5 it goes into proper Hostel territory,’;

‘Season 2 of BBC Three’s amazing extremely camp, queer, and brilliant slasher-horror-comedy Wreck is super incredible. Love love love, thank you for making such cute and great drama.’

The series follows Jamie he infiltrates the boat’s crew in a desperate race to find his missing sister, who was working onboard but vanished mid-charter.

Other fans were left gutted by the decision as they said: ‘Still so sad about this one. Wreck had all the makings of a breakout hit but needed stronger backing and promo’

Jamie is initiated into the life of a cruise ship worker and receives a low-down on the different crews with the crew

The show was loved by fans who hailed it ‘entertaining and diverse’ ahead of its cancellation

Jamie is initiated into the life of a cruise ship worker and receives a low-down on the different crews with the crew.

He is told the tribes include the theatre kids, the mafias and the low-paid workers. 

Underpaid and overworked, the crew love to party and drink – but they are completely oblivious to a brutal murderer on the loose. 

To try and find out what happened to his sister, Jamie turns detective to try and unearth the truth.