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Way again in 2016, Vulture wrote of the now principally forgotten Netflix collection Bloodline that “Netflix did something it’s rarely done in its four-year history of original programming Wednesday: It canceled a show.” These days, updates on streaming series reckon with how “platforms invented cruel and unusual ways to cancel them.” Well, the good cancel-off of 2024 is formally on its approach, and no present is protected. Without reputable sourcing on streaming viewers numbers, there’s little approach to know in case your favourite piece of artwork content material is definitely a success or only a hit together with your buddy group/on-line bubble/in-laws. So we find yourself with cancelations like Our Flag Means Death, which, primarily based on the quantity Taika Waititi followers discuss it, certain appeared like a success. This Fool was canceled on February 14, which (apart from Valentine’s Day) was Ash Wednesday. Time to consider your sins, execs. And now, we’re saying goodbye to Tokyo Vice (thankfully, we’ve prepared a speech ahead of time.) Below, a listing of each TV present canceled to this point in 2024.
What’s it about? Based on the e book of the identical identify, this comedy stars Chris O’Dowd. It takes place in a small city that, per Apple TV+, “is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone’s true potential. Soon residents start changing jobs, rethinking relationships, and questioning long-held beliefs — all in pursuit of a better future.”
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? June 28
What’s it about? TikTookay stars Dixie and Charlie D’Amelio attempt to increase their model, Kardashian-style. They’re joined on this effort by mother and father mother and father Heidi and Marc. According to Deadline, the selection to not renew got here from Hulu, however was supported by the fam.
Number of seasons: 3
When was it canceled? June 26
What’s it about? Per Max, the present follows “Adelstein’s (Ansel Elgort) daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late 90s, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.” During a PGA producing panel in June, the producers revealed that the Max noir thriller is closing up shop. Creator J.T. Rogers and director Alan Poul mentioned in a press release, “Not only did they give us these two seasons, they said yes when we asked to end season one with a series of cliffhangers, and they said yes when we asked for two extra episodes so we could land the plane in the way J.T. had always envisioned.”
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? June 8
What’s it about? Inspired by a chapter of Amy Chozick’s e book, this present “chronicles four female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way,” per Max.
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? May 24
What’s it about? A collection primarily based on Tegan and Sara’s memoir, Freevee describes it as “a story about finding your own identity—a journey made even more complicated when you have a twin whose own struggle and self-discovery so closely mimics your own.”
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? May 23
What’s it about? Per the CW, the present follows Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki), who’s “living by his own moral code” as he navigates romance, fatherhood, his regulation enforcement profession, and “secrets from his past.” It was a reboot of the Nineties present Walker, Texas Ranger.
Number of seasons: 4
When was it canceled? May 21
What’s it about? This single-cam comedy was impressed by journalist Shea Serrano’s life rising up in San Antonio, Texas. Ignacio Diaz-Silverio starred as 16-year-old Rafa Gonzales, who was being raised by his mom and 5 overbearing uncles.
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? May 21
What’s it about? Based on the novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris, the present starred Sinclair Daniel as Nella, an editorial assistant who’s uninterested in being the one Black woman at her firm. She’s excited when Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) is employed. But, per Hulu, “as Hazel’s star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company.”
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? May 10
What’s it about? This psychological thriller adopted an astronaut named Jo (Noomi Rapace) who returns to Earth after a catastrophe in house – solely to find that key items of her life appear to be lacking. Per Apple TV+, it’s “an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, and one woman’s desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost.”
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? May 10
What’s it about? An enlargement of the 2016 quick movie Scavengers, this surreal sci-fi animated collection adopted the remaining crew of a broken interstellar freighter ship who’re stranded on an alien planet. Per Max, “their new home reveals a hostile world allowed to thrive without human interference.” The present will stay on Max, but additionally start streaming on Netflix on May 31.
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? May 10
What’s it about? Created by Jennifer Crittenden, Clea DuVall, and Gabrielle Allan, this animated sitcom follows pets in a Los Angeles remedy group led by a poodle named Honey (voiced by Lisa Kudrow).
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? May 10
What’s it about? Created by Mike O’Malley, this comedy follows Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer), a pair who amicably divorce and take turns staying with their youngsters on the household residence. But issues get difficult when Boston Celtics proprietor Trey (Donald Faison) wins Julia’s coronary heart. The present is impressed by the real-life household dynamic of govt producers Emilia Fazzalari, George Geyer, and real-life Celtics proprietor Wyc Grousbeck.
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? May 7
What’s it about? Nasim Pedrad transforms into awkward Persian American teenager Chad Amani, who’s navigating his cultural identification and the chaos of highschool. The Roku Channel swooped in to avoid wasting the comedy after TBS’s last-minute cancellation, nevertheless it has now confirmed to Deadline that it’s out, too.
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? May 7
What’s it about? Love Is Blind’s Vanessa Lachey and NCIS: LA’s LL Cool J star as “a skilled mix of mainland transplants who’ve re-located to the tranquility of the Pacific and wizened locals who know their mahalo from kapu,” in keeping with CBS.
Number of seasons: 3
When was it canceled? April 26
What’s it about? Per CBS, “a brilliant team of forensic investigators” should welcome again outdated associates and deploy new strategies to face an existential risk that would deliver down the Crime Lab. The outdated associates in query embody William Petersen and Jorja Fox in season one, and Marg Helgenberger beginning in season two.
Number of seasons: 3
When was it canceled? April 19
What’s it about? Pitch Perfect’s Skylar Astin performed a non-public investigator who reluctantly goes to work at his mom’s (Marcia Gay Harden) regulation agency.
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? April 19
What’s it about? The year-round daytime discuss present premiered in 2010, with a dialogue format that includes Holly Robinson Peete, Julie Chen Moonves, Leah Remini, Marissa Janet Winokur, Sara Gilbert, and Sharon Osbourne. The most up-to-date host lineup included Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, Natalie Morales, and Sheryl Underwood.
Number of seasons: 15
When was it canceled? April 12
What’s it about? A follow-up to the unique NBC collection of the identical identify, the present follows a brand new workforce that’s attempting to restart the work of Dr. Sam Beckett, who stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and disappeared 30 years in the past.
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? April 5
What’s it about? Mandy Patinkin and Violett Beane starred on this present set “amidst the glamor of the global elite,” per Hulu. Imogene Scott (Beane) turns into the prime suspect in a locked room homicide thriller on a lavishly restored Mediterranean ocean liner. To show her innocence, she should accomplice with the world’s biggest detective, Rufus Cotesworth (Patinkin), whom she occurs to despise.
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? March 29
What’s it about? Created by Darren Star, star Neil Patrick Harris performs a newly single homosexual man named Michael the place, per Netflix, “Overnight, he has to confront two nightmares: losing the man he thought was his soulmate, and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-forties in New York City.” Showtime tried to put it aside from cancelation early final yr, however their efforts weren’t fruitful; they uncoupled with the thought of a season two in March.
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? March 21
What’s it about? Long, way back, within the pre-YouTube essays period of the web, somebody made a machinima present utilizing Halo. The success of Red vs. Blue spun out into a complete firm, Rooster Teeth, which was ultimately subsumed by Warner Bros. Discovery. And everyone knows what occurs to cartoons at Warner Bros. Discovery. Rooster Teeth introduced its shut down March 6, in addition to the ultimate season of Red vs. Blue.
Number of seasons: 19
When was it canceled? March 6
What’s it about? Created by Brad Falchuk (Glee, American Horror Story) and Byron Wu, this motion comedy-drama follows legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien), whose father — the top of a Taiwanese triad — is shot by a mysterious murderer. Per Netflix, Sun heads to L.A. to “protect his mother, Eileen (Michelle Yeoh), and his naive younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now.”
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? March 1
What’s it about? Chris Estrada (who created the present) and Frankie Quiñones starred as cousins/reluctant buddies. When Luis (Quiñones) is launched from jail, Julio (Estrada) turns into his case employee at a gang-rehabilitation heart run by a wealthy white dilettante (Michael Imperioli).
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? February 14
What’s it about? Sarah Paulson seemingly confirmed the present’s cancelation whereas signing autographs on the stage door after Appropriate. “In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind,” described Netflix of the collection impressed by One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
Number of seasons: 1
When it was canceled: February 5
What’s it about? Per Netflix, the collection adopted a particular forces workforce that celebrates a victory in Las Vegas, however “when the real threat emerges, they must sober up to save Las Vegas.” Created by Cobra Kai’s Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, the present starred the ensemble partiers of Nick Zano, Shelley Henni, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro, and Kimi Rutledge.
Number of seasons: 1
When it was canceled: February 1
What’s it about? Griffin Campbell and his household transfer into an outdated resort that the city believes “is haunted by the ghost of a girl who disappeared over 30 years ago,” per Disney. “When Griffin and his new best friend Harper try to solve the mystery of what happened to her, they find a portal that lets them travel back in time, where they learn that the secret to solving the mystery is meeting Griffin’s own father!”
Number of seasons: 3
When it was canceled: January 30
What’s it about? Created by Teen Wolf’s Jeff Davis and primarily based on the books by Edo van Belkom, Wolf Pack follows 4 younger adults who “find themselves drawn together under a full moon” when “a raging wildfire releases a supernatural creature,” in keeping with Paramount+.
Number of seasons: 1
When it was canceled: January 25
What’s it about? Starring Kaley Cuoco because the titular flight attendant Cassie Bowden, the primary season was primarily based on the novel of the identical identify by Chris Bohjalian. The second season follows Bowden “living her best sober life in Los Angeles while moonlighting as a CIA asset in her spare time. But when an overseas assignment leads her to inadvertently witness a murder, she becomes entangled in another international intrigue.”
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled: January 19
What’s it about? A pastiche of basic musicals, season two of Schmigadoon discovered, “Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) in Schmicago, the reimagined world of ’60s and ’70s musicals,” in keeping with AppleTV+. “The second season of Apple’s broadly acclaimed comedy will include new original musical numbers from co-creator and executive producer Cinco Paul.”
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled: January 18
What’s it about? “Rap Sh!t follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna and Mia, who reunite to form a rap group,” Warner Bros. says. “In their rise to fame, Shawna and Mia find themselves at a pivotal moment in their rap career as they are forced to decide if they will stay true to themselves or conform to the demands of the music industry.”
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? January 18
What’s it about? A Max spokesperson confirmed to Vulture that Julia is closing up the kitchen. The present was impressed by “Julia Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the modern cooking show. Through Julia’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural evolution,” in keeping with Warner Bros.
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? January 10
What’s it about? “Our Flag Means Death is based (very) loosely on the true adventures of 18th-century would-be pirate Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby),” in keeping with Warner Bros. “After trading the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede became captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes changed after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). To their surprise, the wildly different Stede and Blackbeard found more than friendship on the high seas … they found love. Now, they have to survive it.”
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? January 9
What’s it about? After being revived from the useless (being canceled by Max) after one season by Starz, the community proceeded to cancel the present after one additional season. “Minx is set in 1970s Los Angeles and centers around Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women,” in keeping with Warner Bros.
Number of seasons: 2
When was it canceled? January 5
What’s it about? The present is “based on Gene Luen Yang’s groundbreaking graphic novel that chronicles the trials and tribulations of a regular American teenager whose life is forever changed when he befriends the son of a mythological god,” Disney+ says. “This is the story of a young man’s battle for his own identity, told through family, comedy, and action-packed Kung-Fu.”
Number of seasons: 1
When was it canceled? January 5
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