Showtime released the following statement on the cancellation: "We can confirm that American Rust will not be moving forward with a second season. We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our talented showrunner Dan Futterman and the rest of the wonderful writers, and our amazing cast led by Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney."
The drama starred Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Julia Mayorga, Alex Neustaedter, Mark Pellegrino and Rob Yang.
Dan Futterman developed the drama based on the novel by Philipp Meyer. He executive produced with Daniels, Michael De Luca, Adam Rapp, Paul Martino, Katie O'Connell Marsh and Elisa Ellis. Boat Rocker Studios produced.
