‘American Auto’ Canceled at NBC

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Workplace comedy has Ana Gasteyer as CEO of a feckless car company

Ana Gasteyer as Katherine in NBC's 'American Auto'
Ana Gasteyer as Katherine in NBC’s ‘American Auto.’ (Image credit: Greg Gayne/NBC)

Comedy American Auto will not see another season on NBC. Set in Detroit, it is a workplace comedy about an inept automotive company, Payne Motors, struggling to adapt to modern times. 

The cast includes Ana Gasteyer, Harriet Dyer, Jon Barinholtz, Humphrey Ker, Michael B. Washington, Tye White and X Mayo. 

The show premiered in January 2022. There were two seasons. 

American Auto comes from Justin Spitzer, who executive produces with Jeff Blitz, Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor. Spitzer said on Twitter: “Season 3 of #americanauto was going to show Katherine Hastings and Payne Motors finally finding success and taking the world by storm. I’m so sorry we didn’t get to make those episodes, but I’m immensely proud of the 23 episodes of the show we did put out there.”

American Auto is produced by Universal Television in association with Spitzer Holding Co. and Kapital Entertainment.  

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.