Joshua Jackson speaks out on Doctor Odyssey cancellation

Joshua Jackson has admitted he felt “bummed out” by the decision to cancel Doctor Odyssey after just one season.

Joshua Jackson is “bummed out” by the cancellation of Doctor Odyssey.

The 47-year-old actor had a great time filming the medical drama and has been left mystified as to why it was axed by ABC after just one season, despite giving the network its most-watched debut drama in five years.

He told People magazine: “I’m always bummed out when a show gets cancelled. I really, really enjoyed the experience.

“That was a really good group of people, and it was a really fun show.

“But this is a crazy and difficult business, and whatever the reasons were for them not wanting to move forward with it, they don’t actually tell us those things.

“I’m going to miss the gang for sure.”

Joshua is “sad” he won’t get to return to the show but he hoped fans still had a great time watching.

He said: “I hope they got the same thing that we got out of it, which was that it was a beautiful, over-the-top kind of experience that was like nothing else on television, I don’t think.

“I’m sad that we don’t get to go back and do it again. But I really enjoyed the time that we did get to do it.”

The former Dawson’s Creek star confirmed his contract had “lapsed” so the show was cancelled by default, and though there is always a possibility Doctor Odyssey could return with a new cast, he thinks it is unlikely.

He said: “They may make that show with somebody else.

“I have no idea what their plans are. They haven’t let me know, but I am not holding my breath that it’s coming back.”

Doctor Odyssey was co-created by Ryan Murphy and the actor heaped praise on his experience working with the American Horror Story showrunner.

He said: “He dreams up incredible worlds, and he puts together great teams, both in front of the camera and behind the camera.

“So I know everybody from that show is going to be okay, everybody’s good. It’s a bummer we don’t get to do it again, but I’m happy for the time that we got.”