HBO has abruptly pulled the plug on its freshman series Luck on Wednesday after a third horse died during production of  the horse-racing show.

The cable network released a a statement saying:

“It is with heartbreak that executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann together with HBO have decided to cease all future production on the series.”

Filming of the second season of Luck had already begun, however, the deaths of two horses during production of season one brought the series under intense scrutiny from animal-rights groups. | Full Story