FX knocks down The Bridge

FX has cancelled The Bridge, the US version of Scandi crime series Bron that was produced by the US network’s studio and Shine America, after two seasons.

The show gained more than three million viewers for its debut run last year and was the top-rated new scripted cable series of the 2013 summer among adults 18-49, but its second season failed to build on that audience.

It was produced by FX Productions and Shine America, with Carolyn G Bernstein, Lars Blomgren, Meredith Stiehm and Elwood Reid the executive producers.

The show is distributed by Shine International, while Fox International Channels (FIC) came on board as a co-financing partner and picked up exclusive pay-TV rights to the second 13-episode season in 125 countries.

The Bridge stars Demian Bichir and Diane Kruger as detectives trying to solve a murder committed on the US-Mexico border, and was the top-rated new scripted cable series of the summer among adults 18-49.

The original Danish/Swedish series was produced by Shine Group’s Filmlance and Denmark’s Nimbus Film Production. It also spawned The Tunnel, a UK-French remake from Kudos Film and TV and Shine France Films.