Walker: Independence – canceled + renewed TV shows

(Photo by: Frank Ockenfels 3/The CW)

Network: The CW
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One

TV show dates: October 6, 2022 — March 2, 2023
Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Katherine McNamara, Matt Barr, Katie Findlay, Greg Hovanessian, Philemon Chambers, Justin Johnson Cortez, Lawrence Kao, and Gabriela Quezada.

TV show description:      
An action period-drama series, the Walker: Independence TV show was developed by Anna Fricke and is a prequel to the Walker series.

The story is set in the late 1800s and follows Abby Walker (McNamara), an affluent and tough-minded Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West.

After crossing paths with Calian (Cortez), a curious Apache tracker, Abby arrives in the town of Independence, Texas. There, she encounters eclectic residents running from their pasts, chasing their dreams, and keeping their own secrets.

The residents include Kate Carver (Findlay), a distinctive burlesque dancer with a keen interest in Abby’s origins, and Kai (Kao), a soulful Chinese immigrant who runs a local restaurant/laundry and offers Abby friendship without agenda.

In seeking justice for her husband, Abby encounters Independence’s noble Deputy Sheriff Augustus (Chambers), and his new boss, Sheriff Tom Davidson (Hovanessian), who she believes is an evil man.

Abby also literally runs into Hoyt Rawlins (Barr), a slippery rogue, thief, and con artist with a dented heart of gold who quickly eyes Abby as a mark — until she turns the tables on him.

Abby and Hoyt soon find themselves precariously aligned, both seeking to uncover the truth about the identity of Abby’s husband’s killer. They also vow to save Independence, a frontier boomtown where nothing is what it seems.

Series Finale:     
Episode #13 — Let Him Hang
With Gus clinging to life, Abby, Hoyt, Kate, and Calian stop at nothing to expose Tom’s true nature and end the Davidson reign over Independence once and for all.
First aired: March 2, 2023.

What do you think? Do you like the Walker: Independence TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?