Dick Turpin canceled at Apple TV+ after its star actor was unable to continue shooting midway through season 2.

The second season of Apple TV+’s comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin has been scrapped after star Noel Fielding “failed to come to work” following the Christmas break.

Such is the case with The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin. This was a whimsical and off-beat comedy series that debuted on Apple TV+ early last year, based on the overblown stories of an 18th-century highwayman who may not have existed (hence the title of the series).

Deadline has since reported that star Noel Fielding, who played the titular character, pulled out of the shoot three-quarters of the way through, and that production company Big Talk Studios has disbanded the cast and crew. RadioTimes.com has reached out to Apple TV+ and to Fielding's representatives for comment.

The Apple TV+ comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is supposedly set to return with a season 2 following the solid performance of its first season last year.

Season 2 of Apple TV+'s history-based comedy, "The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Richard Turpin," has reportedly been canceled midway through filming.

Apple TV+ series "The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin," which stars Noel Fielding as the infamous highway bandit, has shut down in the middle of shooting Season 2, Variety has confirmed.

Season 2 of Noel Fielding‘s Apple TV+ comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin reportedly won’t ever see the light of day — because they won’t actually be finishing it. The Sun was first to report that Fielding “failed to come to work” after production was paused over Christmas,

The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin is no more. Season 2 of the Apple TV+ comedy has been shut down after Noel Fielding pulled out around three-quarters of the way through the shoot. The Sun newspaper first reported on Dick Turpin’s demise.