iCarly’s Nathan Kress reacts to the show’s cancellation after three seasons. As one of the most popular Nickelodeon shows during its six-season run from 2007 to 2012, iCarly received a Paramount+ revival in 2021. The revival allowed Kress to reprise his role as Freddie Benson, alongside co-stars Miranda Cosgrove (Carly Shay) and Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay). However, it was announced that the iCarly revival would be cancelled after just three seasons.
In a tweet, Kress reacts to iCarly’s cancellation, taking the time to thank the show’s production team as well as the iCarly fans who made the show possible. The actor also mentioned that “no one wanted this to end on a cliffhanger.” Read his tweet below:
Kress elaborated that the iCarly team “had a lot of story left to tell.” While wishing that he and the team could have given audiences “the ending [they] deserved],” Kress ended his statement with some hope. He wrote: “Maybe somehow, someday, we’ll find out how to story ends” after iCarly season 3.
Why Did iCarly Get Cancelled After Season 3?
Kress expresses a similar sentiment that many iCarly fans are undoubtedly feeling in the wake of the show’s cancellation. As the Freddie actor alludes to, the show ends on a major cliffhanger when Carly and Spencer’s mom appears right before Carly and Freddie’s wedding despite being absent from the original series and revival up to that point. Additionally, audiences never saw a long-awaited wedding between Carly and Freddie.
In their cancellation announcement, Paramount+ attempted to paint a positive spin on the ending, mentioning that the show “delivered on what fans really wanted to see with Carly and Freddie finally getting together.” While the streaming platform did not state a reason for the show’s cancellation, it is possible that low ratings (though the numbers are unavailable on the streaming platform) played a factor. The WGA strikes may have also factored into the decision, as writers’ room pauses halted shows across Hollywood.
iCarly’s cancellation is frustrating not only to viewers but to the cast as well. Although not every cast member returned to the show (the reboot was notably missing Jeanette McCurdy), those that did re-committed to the show after nearly a decade off the air. It is understandable that Kress would grieve for the loss of iCarly and still hope that he can finally finish Freddie’s story one day.
