Flashpoint going off duty after its fifth season had social media buzzing Tuesday.
“5 amazing years of each other & the best fans in tv. so grateful. next year we go out with a bang,” series co-lead Sergio Di Zio said in a Tweet following news that the CTV procedural drama will end after 75 episodes.
“Just heard about Flashpoint. A great run for an amazing cast n crew! Will fondly remember my time on the show playing Bad Boy Leon Weeks,” Mark Day, a Canadian actor who is also the voice of Pa James on The Ron James Show, said on Twitter.
Disappointed, and yet loyal fans, also chimed in.
“1 of the most amazing experiences of my life for the past 5 years with Flashpoint as the 1rst fan. I tip my hat to Flashpoint Team,” series fan Mary Drury said in her own Tweet.
And Chuck Snitchler, an Indiana-based fan of the Canadian cop drama that airs on ION Television stateside, wrote on Twitter: “Thanks to the success of flashpoint, we have Rookie Blue.”
On the Flashpoint Team One Facebook page, the office page for the series’ producers, fans also voiced their surprise at the end of the Canadian drama.
“What is going on around here? My favorite cop shows are dropping like flies… Flashpoint, In Plain Sight, The Closer… why is it that the best quality shows always end too soon?” said fan Paul Watson.