On 15 October 2011, W announced that it had decided to cancel Spirited and that there would be no third series. Immediately following this announcement, fans launched a campaign to have the show renewed, using the slogan "SOS: Save Our Spirited".
The script for the first episode won an Australian Writer's Guild award in August 2010.
It was announced on 16 December 2011 that a possible development deal had been reached with another Australian premium cable channel, Showcase, for a third series. However, with Claudia Karvan being cast in a Puberty Blues (2012) reboot, the likelihood of a third series was slim. Spirited was not picked up for a third season.
Although the target audience was "women in their 40s", it also gained the interest of male teenagers, for the "punk character" of Henry Mallet (Matt King), according to Claudia Karvan.
The cat, Potter, is played by Steve the Cat.