Whether due to lack of budget, low viewership or scheduling conflicts, Netflix isn’t afraid to ruthlessly pull the plug on a series prematurely.
Too many times, fan-favourite shows have fallen victim to the dreaded two-season curse. Viewers are all too familiar with waking up to the heartbreaking news that their beloved show will no longer move forward, and that unresolved cliffhanger will be playing on their mind forevermore.
Without further ado, here’s our list of 13 popular series we’re still mourning.
It was announced on 2 January that the Netflix series 1899 would not be receiving a second season – despite positive reviews from critics and fans.
The news was broken “with a heavy heart” from co-creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Freise (previously Dark) through a statement on Instagram.
The series followed a group of passengers aboard an ocean liner in the 19th century who are forced to work out a hellish riddle after discovering another ship, believed to have gone missing, on the open sea.
One of The Indepedent’s writers predicted the show’s future, advising fans to watch the great series but not get attached to it due to “Netflix’s notoriously bad habit of axing shows too early”.
Friends from College
A particularly devastating loss among Key & Peele fans, Friends from College was scratched just as it was finding its groove.
Michael-Keegan Key led the two-season comedy as Ethan, a man who reunites with his college friends as they’re all entering a new era – their forties.
Amidst former romantic entanglements, friendships and feuds, the group of pals nostalgically revisit memories of their glory days as they’re forced to accept that life moves on.
The Baby-Sitters Club
Now, The Baby-Sitters Club is definitely aimed at younger audiences, but its themes of family and friendship may still resonate with viewers of all ages.
Based on Ann M Martin’s popular children’s book series of the same name, Netflix’s adaptation successfully stayed true to its source material, offering fans blissful nostalgia. Led by determined Sophia Grace’s Kristy, a group of five middle-school friends launch their own babysitting business in their quaint Connecticut town.
Purab Kohli, Eréndira Ibarra, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Sukku Son, Doona Bae, Toby Onwumere, Tina Desae, Jamie Clayton, Tuppence Middleton, Brian J Smith, Max Mauff and Max Riemelt in ‘Sense8’
Although the comedy-drama’s fateful end came after just two seasons, with Netflix blaming its decision on average viewership, it garnered an incredibly loyal fanbase.
<strong>Sense8</strong>
Sense8 was a thrilling drama about eight strangers who find themselves linked by shared violent visions and the ability to connect with one another’s thoughts and feelings.
It was a successful series that took viewers along a bated-breath journey, and when it was cut short after two seasons, it left audiences enraged.
‘The Baby-Sitters Club’
Abi Brittle, Peyton Kennedy and Sydney Sweeney in ‘Everything Sucks’
