All the Shows Netflix Has Canceled — Ever
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Netflix is home to some incredible and creative movies and original TV series. The nature of the streaming platform means it can often support more interesting or innovative storytelling than what would succeed on network television, which relies more heavily on commercial breaks and attracting advertisers. The downside? Netflix's cancellation reasons are often more opaque, since it famously does not typically release viewing numbers and has a more complicated renewal calculation. Still, Netflix canceling an original series is relatively uncommon, although there have already been some major casualties in 2019 alone! Ahead, take a look at the dearly departed shows that have lived and died on Netflix over the past few years.
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Hemlock Grove
Although the drama was canceled in 2015, it did have three seasons, and the creators had enough notice to wrap things up in their final season.
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Bloodline
After three seasons, Netflix announced the twisty family drama's 2016 season would be its last.
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Marco Polo
After two seasons, the epic historical drama became one of Netflix's earliest cancellations back in 2016. The New York Times reported at the time that the show's massive budget likely played a big role in its cancellation.
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The Get Down
Baz Luhrmann's hip-hop musical drama was plagued with production difficulties, and Netflix pulled the plug after only one season (which was split into two parts).
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Girlboss
After one season in 2017, Netflix canceled Girlboss, based on the life of Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, most likely due to viewing numbers that weren't sustainable and poor reviews.
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Sense8
Although the twisty sci-fi drama was a cult hit, it didn't pull in the viewing numbers, so Netflix canceled it in 2017. But there's a twist: thanks to fan outcry, the show was brought back briefly for a two-hour series finale!
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Gypsy
Only airing one season, the psychological thriller about a therapist who becomes dangerously close to her patients was canceled soon after its debut in 2017 — the fastest cancellation of a Netflix original at the time.
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House of Cards
Following the departure of disgraced former star Kevin Spacey, House of Cards was canceled after its sixth (Spacey-less) season in 2018.
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Love
The Judd Apatow comedy came to an end in 2018, making its third season its last one.
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Lady Dynamite
In January 2018, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the quirky comedy would not return for a third season.
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Disjointed
Poorly reviewed and with reportedly low viewing numbers, the Kathy Bates sitcom only lasted one season.
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Netflix's breakout comedy ended with its fourth season, which aired in two separate mini seasons in 2018 and 2019.
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Iron Fist
Long considered the least popular of the Netflix Marvel shows, Iron Fist was the first Marvel show to be axed from the platform.
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Orange Is the New Black
Not quite a cancellation, but an ending nonetheless: OITNB's upcoming seventh season will be its last, the show announced in late 2018.
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All About the Washingtons
The semiautobiographical sitcom, which landed at Netflix after ABC passed on the pilot, was canceled in 2018 after just one season.
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Luke Cage
Only a week after canceling Iron Fist, Netflix canceled another Marvel series: Luke Cage, which ran for two seasons.
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American Vandal
Netflix's true crime mockumentary lasted three seasons before its demise in October 2018.
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Daredevil
The first Marvel-Netflix collaboration was also the longest-lasting: the drama about a blind vigilante in Hell's Kitchen lasted three seasons before its cancellation in late 2018.
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The Good Cop
The crime drama starring Josh Groban and Tony Danza only lasted one season on Netflix, getting canceled in late 2018.
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Friends From College
The dark comedy was canceled after two seasons, leaving fans with a forever-cliffhanger ending.
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Jessica Jones
One of the last Marvel holdouts, Jessica Jones was axed in early 2019. But there's a little good news: the show still has its third season left to air!
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The Punisher
Along with Jessica Jones, The Punisher's cancellation was part of the dissolution of the partnership between Marvel and Netflix.