On May 1 , 2018 , it was announced that the series would officially premiere on Paramount Network on July 10 , 2018 . On June 1 , 2018 , it was reported that Paramount Network had dropped the series entirely , and that it would be shopped to other networks . Viacom executives became increasingly uncomfortable with airing the program due to its themes ; another major school shooting , the Santa Fe High School shooting , had occurred in May 2018 . Keith Cox , the network 's president of development , noted that the pilot had been filmed " before the climate changed " , and that " the combination of a high school show with these very dark moments did n't feel right "
Santa Fe High School shooting
Santa Fe High School shooting
Heathers (TV series)