Good Game is an American comedy series, developed by Michele Morrow and Jesse Cox, that premiered on August 30, 2017 on YouTube Red. In March 2018, it was announced that the show had been cancelled after one season due to low viewership, despite receiving mostly favorable reviews. Premise Good Game follows "a newly formed team of eSports players trying to make it to the top in the cutthroat world of competitive gaming." Cast and characters Dan Avidan as Alex Taylor, the optimistic coach of the team and Ryland's roommate Arin Hanson as Ryland Tate, a former DotA legend who tries to hide his embarrassing past Michele Morrow as Ashley "Ash" Donovan, a video game reporter who relishes the chance to compete Jade Payton as Samantha "Sam" Kinsey, a former Olympic tennis hopeful who began playing Killcore during rehabilitation from an injury Rahul Abburi as Kamal Pasala, an obnoxious but vital part of the team. Michael Ornstein as Lorenzo Santella Jr., Alex and Ryland's landlord and source of the team's funding Oliver Cooper as "SteaminSemen", Ryland's adversary Jesse Cox as Jesse Newman, the mysterious creator of Killcore Production Development On June 22, 2017, it was announced during YouTube Red's presentation at VidCon that they had given the production a series order. The series was developed by Michele Morrow and Jesse Cox, executive produced by Dan Harmon, and expected to be showrun by Sarah Carbiener and Erica Rosbe. Production companies involved with the series were expected to consist of Starburns Industries. Cancellation On March 25, 2018, Morrow announced through her official Twitter account that the show had been cancelled after one season due to low viewership. Casting Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that the series would star Arin Hanson, Dan Avidan, and Michele Morrow. Release On August 3, 2017, the official trailer for the series was released. Episodes Reception In a positive review, Heavys Jack Fennimore commended the series saying, "Good Game so far has me impressed. This was clearly a show made by game players, for game players, which is a rarity in most entertainment media. It also made me care about my YouTube Red subscription. And if you have a subscription, I definitely recommend checking the show out. It's going in a good direction and I can’t wait to see what happens to eSports People." In another favorable critique, Fandoms Drew Dietsch praised the series saying, "The