Superstore’s planned spin-off focusing on Cheyenne and Bo has been canceled

It looks like this is the end of the road for Superstore fans.

NBC had originally planned to make a spin-off series from the critically acclaimed comedy focusing on Cheyenne (Nichole Sakura) and her love Bo (Jonny Pemberton), but the network has now axed those plans.

Superstore writer and co-executive producer Bridget Kyle revealed that the spin-off was no more in an interview with Cleveland.com that was published Thursday.

‘Unfortunately, yesterday NBC notified us that they’re not going forward with the Superstore spinoff,’ Kyle shared in her interview.

‘So, it will just have to live on in our hearts and on my hard drive.’ 

Deadline originally reported news of the spin-off, titled Bo & Cheyenne, in December, just days after NBC announced that Superstore was being canceled after its sixth season.

The series takes place in a big-box store that’s part of the fictional Cloud 9 franchise, which incorporates elements of Target and Walmart stores.

America Ferrera and Ben Feldman led the show as store employees Amy and Jonah.

She rose through the ranks swiftly, which made it difficult to sustain her romance with the neurotic Jonah by the show’s end.

Kids In The Hall alumnus Mark McKinney played the bumbling but lovable boss, inspired partly by The Office’s Michael Scott, while comedian Lauren Ash played the combative assistant manager in the mold of Dwight Schrute.

The series managed to hold better-than-expected ratings throughout its run and received considerable critical acclaim, especially in later seasons as the show began to focus on labor rights storylines.

Sakura was one of the stand-out comic performers with the role of Cheyenne, a low-level employee who is promoted to floor supervisor in the final season.

The ditzy character spends most of her time gossiping and occasionally finding ways to spend time with her husband Bo, who wants to be a white rapper.

Pemberton was only a recurring character, though he still appeared frequently on the series. 

The characters were only teenagers when they got engaged in the first episode, but they were together by the end and ready to lead the spin-off that will never be. 

Superstore received special praise from critics for its final season, when the show depicted the coronavirus pandemic and working conditions for frontline employees.

The series depicted its blue-collar workers being belittled by anti-mask customers early in the sixth season, and despite being called ‘heroes’ by the company, it did little to supply them with the necessary gear or guidance to work safely, mimicking the experiences of many real-life frontline workers, according to The New York Times.

At the end of its fourth season, Superstore delved into another hot-button issue — immigration — when Mateo (Crazy Rich Asians’ Nico Santos) was taken away by immigration officials.

Even after being allowed to continue working, he found himself threatened with deportation again with news that the store would be closing in the final season.