U.S. audiences will have to find an alternative solution to get their "Welcome to Sweden" fix. NBC has recently confirmed the cancellation of the show on Tuesday, just two weeks into season two.
Amy Poehler serves as an executive producer while her brother, Greg Poehler, stars in the comedy TV series, "Welcome to Sweden."
This is how you promo -- with @jbornebusch
A video posted by Greg Poehler (@gpoles22) on Jul 27, 2015 at 5:22am PDT
Greg Poehler broke the news on his Instagram on Wednesday. "Due to some craptastically low ratings in the US, WTS is officially done," he wrote.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the series had an average of 1.2 million viewers in the first four episodes of the second season, in comparison to the season one average of 2.4 million viewers.
America! Two more episodes tonight, including the return of Douglas and Duffy as Bruce's parents. #welcometosweden A photo posted by Greg Poehler (@gpoles22) on Jul 26, 2015 at 2:53am PDT
Greg Poehler's Instagram caption further read, "When you make a show - and write, produce, obsess and and act in it - all you want [is] for someone, somewhere, to tell you they appreciate it. There have been so many of you in both Sweden and the US that have done so, and every compliment has made me immeasurably happy."
"I'm sitting here crying, but mostly because I'll prob never work with Josephine [Bornebusch], Christopher [Wagelin], Lena [Olin], Per [Svensson] and Claes [Månsson] again. They are among the best people I've ever met and I am so so happy and grateful that they let me act with them," Poehler added.
Little slice of Sweden on the Sunset Strip
A photo posted by Greg Poehler (@gpoles22) on Jul 13, 2015 at 7:44am PDT
The NBC network has yet to state the fate of the remaining six episodes. However, Greg Poehler notes: "The best thing is we live in an age where you can see the remainder of the [episodes] on NBC and Hulu and Amazon and elsewhere (Paul Simon and Jack Black and Neve Campbell and Aubrey Plaza await). So please PLEASE watch them."
"Welcome to Sweden" is a semi-autobiographical show based on Greg Poehler's real-life experience of falling in love with his now Swedish wife, and moving to the European country to continue their life together.
NBC has announced that "Hollywood Game Night" will be airing on Sunday at 8PM to take the original timeslot of "Welcome to Sweden."
A photo posted by Greg Poehler (@gpoles22) on Jun 17, 2015 at 6:08am PDT