Idris Elba's sitcom 'Turn Up Charlie' axed after one season by Netflix

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Netflix have axed Idris Elba's DJ sitcom Turn Up Charlie after just one season, according to reports.

The 47 year-old actor created the show about a has-been DJ trying to turn his career around, in which he plays the title role.

An insider told The Mirror: “Idris had hoped to get a second season rolling and was even working on new ideas but he couldn't get it to work.”

Last year Elba shared his ambitions for season two and said: "It’s very ­exciting. I’m involved with the script creation, which is mainly seeding stories.

"There are characters that have their own narrative strands now."

nelsonbt on April 26th, 2020 at 17:11 UTC »

Quite the rollercoaster for him, coming fresh from the high of having been in Cats.

soupjuice on April 26th, 2020 at 15:13 UTC »

Never heard of it. Must not have been a 97% match!

m0ondogy on April 26th, 2020 at 14:57 UTC »

It's always a roll of the dice when someone gets their passion project up and made.

Unfortunately this one was clearly self indulgent and a bit dull to watch, and this is coming from somebody who liked the show.