“Sweetbitter” Cancelled at Starz

Ella Purnell in "Sweetbitter"

Sweetbitter run is officially over. 

The restaurant drama starring Ella Pernell will not return for season 3. The series’ season 2 finale will now serve as its series finale. 

Based on the book of the same name by Stephanie Danlert, the series followed a 22-year-old woman (Purnell) who landed a job at a posh downtown restaurant upon her arrival in New York. The series followed her struggles to fit in among characters like bartender Jake (Tom Sturridge) and server Simone (Caitlin FitzGerald).

Season one averaged 164,000 live-same-day viewers, with that number slipping to 93,000 in season two. The series also had mixed reviews among critics, with an 88 percent score among viewers on Rotten Tomatoes, per The Hollywood Reporter.