Andi Mack Cast Says Goodbye
The series finale was on Friday, July 26. However, the impact of Andi Mack will be felt for some time.
The cast took to the official Disney Channel Instagram account to say goodbye to a loyal legion of fans:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Zg2Aslt2k/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE SERIES FINALE
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Andi Mack Finale
Why Say Goodbye?
Felony Charges Change Cast
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Stoney Westmoreland, far left, was released from the show.
People have been speculating that the show was canceled due to the felony charges surrounding Andi’s grandfather (played by actor Stoney Westmoreland).
In 2018, Westmoreland was charged with six felony charges … Westmoreland was fired from the show after the news broke, and his removal didn’t hurt ratings.
Andi Mack still remained the top-charting show on Disney Channel, which makes its cancellation hard for most fans.
A Simple Explanation?
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Peyton Elizabeth Lee
However, the producers gave other reasons for the abrupt ending.
- The show ends its three-season run as Disney Channel’s most-watched series, having clearly raised the network’s ambitions in terms of issue-oriented programming for its audience target of “tweens” — that is, kids age nine to 14.
- In announcing the final season’s premiere, series creator Terri Minsky cited its Disney milestones by noting, “We were its first serialized show, its first series centered around an Asian American family, and its first to feature an LGBTQ character who spoke the words ‘I’m gay.'”
- In hindsight, “Andi Mack’s” breakthroughs will likely appear relatively modest. Yet as the show’s history makes clear, an image-conscious company like Disney tends to tread cautiously, one step at a time. In that regard, the ending — and the program’s success — can also be viewed as something of a beginning, or as the catchy theme song put it, “Tomorrow starts today.”
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ANDI MACK – “We Were Here” (Disney Channel/Fred Hayes)
SOFIA WYLIE, LILAN BOWDEN, TRENT GARRETT, PEYTON ELIZABETH LEE, ASHER ANGEL, JOSHUA RUSH