LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Zac Efron, the former teen idol who rose to fame with 'High School Musical,' has suffered a major setback in his career as his travel show,m 'Down to Earth with Zac Efron' was cancelled by The CW after only two episodes.
The network had licensed the show from Netflix, where it originally debuted in 2020 and had a second season in 2022.
However, the show failed to attract viewers on The CW, drawing only 232,000 viewers for its second episode, which was the second lowest ever recorded by the network.
Is it Zac Efron's first setback?
The reports suggest that this is not the first time that Efron has faced disappointment in his career.
His 2019 films 'Extremely Wicked' and 'Shockingly Evil and Vile' in which he played serial killer Ted Bundy haven't performed well at the box office.
His last hit film was 2014’s 'Neighbors' which starred Seth Rogen as his rival.
Efron’s next project is 'The Iron Claw,' a biopic of professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich and his family, which is produced by A24 and directed by Sean Durkin. The film is expected to be released in December 2023.
What is Zac Efron's net worth?
As of August 14, 2023, the five feet eight tall actor's net worth is reported to be $25 million.
Zac spent $3.995 million for a property in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, in October 2013.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, he sold this residence in May 2021 for $5.3 million.
Efron relocated to Australia in early 2021 after acquiring a $22 million property in Byron Bay.
How is Zac Efron feeling after his show got canceled?
Sources close to the actor, according to Radar Online, told the National Enquirer, that Efron was crushed by the news of the cancellation and that "only a few people were interested "
The source added, “He’s taking it really hard."
A friend of Zac told the outlet, “That is the biggest blow about getting canceled — Zac enjoyed traveling on someone else’s dime."
Zac Efron's personal life
Zac Efron has also dealt with personal issues in recent years. In 2021, his ex-girlfriend Sarah Bro, 25, a Danish swimmer who dated him in 2019, spoke out about their relationship on a podcast.
She claimed that Efron had mental health problems and shouted at her when he got angry.
“He has never laid a hand on me, but I think - because I’ve been an elite swimmer, I’ve been used to being shouted at a lot - and that’s something I can not do now,” she said.
"He shouted a lot when he got angry and it made me really scared and I wanted to avoid that. But I think most of all, it was my own inner feeling that I had to fix this,” she shared.
Zac has, however, not reacted to the allegations.