UPDATE: An online petition has now been launched to help save Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. It’s calling on the BBC to save the show, or for a service such as Netflix to step in and fund it. You can find the petition here.

Just as Netflix prepares to unleash the second season of the show in the UK, it’s been announced that Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency has been cancelled. The show’s fate has been determined by BBC America, that’s already screened season two on the other side of the Atlantic. Ratings haven’t been too great, although no specific reason was given for the cancellation. It’s believed the show was getting in the region of 250,000 viewers a week in the US, though.

Based on the character created by Douglas Adams, the show has been overseen by Max Landis. And in a statement announcing the show’s fate, BBC America paid tribute to him:

“We are beyond proud of this brilliant original series and so appreciative of the outstanding team behind it including Max Landis, Samuel Barnett, Elijah Wood, and many many others. It was a privilege to work with this talented and passionate group of writers, producers and actors on these two seasons of Dirk. Thanks also to the passionate fans who embraced this fantastically novel world.

The final season lands on Netflix UK in early January.