'Constantine' Season 2 AXED: Matt Ryan Trades John Constantine For Keira Knightley On Broadway!

Fans crossed their fingers hoping the NBC cancelled drama, Constantine, would find another home by now. After playing the DC Comics anti-hero, John Constantine, actor Matt Ryan moves onto his next project and joins Keira Knightley on a Broadway production.

As we perviously mentioned, based on the Hellblazer title from Vertigo Comics, Constantine (Ryan) is an occult detective, charismatic ladies man, and con artist all put together. Though he wants to do some good, the troubled anti-hero walks a fine line between dark magic and obsession. In his trademark fashion, Constantine steps out into the world wearing a white dress shirt, a faded trench coat, and lights up a cigarette whenever the dark forces approach.

We also mentioned, there were hopes of Stephen Amell (Arrow) and the CW network coming in for the rescue, but those were only rumors. There was also talk of Constantine moving over to Syfy and being retitled, Hellblazer.

Zap2it reports executive producer Daniel Cerone revealed through Twitter that the supernatural drama is officially dead. The show was unable to find a new home, on a different network, after NBC's cancellation.

From his official Twitter account, Cerone tweets, "The cast and writers of Constantine are being released from their contracts. I'm sorry, I wasn't provided any information on the attempts to sell the show elsewhere. All I can report is that the show is over."

According to Variety, Ryan will play the man whose passionate affair with protagonist Therese (Knightley) turns dangerous. With Knightley making her Broadway debut, Judith Light (Who's The Boss) has also signed on to appear in the Roundabout Theater Company's upcoming Broadway production, which is set for an October opening.

It's sad that Constantine is over, but it would've been worse if Ryan hadn't found another acting gig after the cancellation.

Therese Raquin begins previews October 1 before its October 29 opening at Studio 54.

Readers, are you sad to see Constantine gone?