Movies And Shows That Still Went On After A Main Star Left

Time To Step Back

It might be questionable to some for anyone to leave a TV series at its peak. But if you have a reason like Mischa Barton had, then maybe you would understand better. She played in the series The O.C. for three years but chose to leave at a moment’s notice.

“I think I just got to the point where I was like, ‘I’m not sure I’m enjoying this anymore,’” Barton said. “I just felt like I was in a machine and I couldn’t really get off. So it was time to step back. So I went back to England and it was just a year of real self-exploration.” Soon after her departure, the show’s ratings dropped and it was later canceled as a result.