The ending of 2022 is not good for cinephiles as Netflix has cancelled more than 30 Netflix Original series publicly. It is quite a few are at risk of being cancelled or ghost-cancelled. Here’s every cancelled Netflix Original series in 2022 so far. It has been exposed that the numbers of the show that Netflix isn’t as cancellation happy for some would allude to. 2021 was a big year for Netflix cancellations, with titles like Jupiter’s Legacy, Cursed, and Dash & Lily all getting cancelled.
In 2022, you can get a lot of shows, like Ozark, Grace and Frankie, Dead to Me, and Family Reunion. We’re not going to include those in this list as we believe cancellations and final season orders are fundamentally different.
Netflix’s Canceled Animations:
As a Q1 result, you can get several animation projects that have been announced to be cancelled. These include the cancellations of the projects that had already been out in the wild and some that were under development.
In the cancelled titles you can get:
- Antiracist Baby
- Bad Crimes
- Bone
- Boons and Curses
- CentaurWorld (Season 2)
- Dino Daycare
- Kung-Fu Space Punch
- Pearl
- The Twits
- Toil and Trouble
- Wings of Fire
- With Kind Regards from Kindergarten
List of Canceled Netflix Shows in 2022
30. Blockbuster
Cancelled: December 2022
This is not the first time, Netflix is at the fault for the death of Blockbuster. The comedy series, made by NBC Universal veteran Vanessa Ramos, was about the last remaining Blockbuster store trying to keep its doors open but after a lacklustre first season, it won’t be returning. The title never featured in the official Netflix global top 10s and was critically panned.
29. Warrior Nun
Cancelled: December 2022
After getting such reviews from its loyal fanbase, a show like Warrior Nun got cancelled from facing the chop. Unfortunately, the writing was on the wall too early on after the release of season 2 provided its viewership trended far below Raising Dion and Fate: The Winx Saga, two other shows cancelled in their two seasons in 2022. The cancellation joins quite a large library of LGBTQ-focused teen shows that have been cut short over the years.
28. The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself
Cancelled: December 2022
The film has been produced by Andy Serkis, The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself was a fantasy YA series based on the books by Sally Green. The series had been renamed on Netflix a few weeks after its run, likely serving as a last-ditch attempt at generating some buzz, but sadly, it wasn’t enough.
27. Queer Eye: Germany
Cancelled: December 2022
The German-Version of the US Queer Eye, won’t return to Netflix for a second outing. The most interesting fact is how this was cancelled. It was overhead at a dinner conversation, and the show was cancelled and eventually confirmed by Netflix.
26. The Midnight Club
Cancelled: December 2022
The first Mike Flanagan show has been designed for having a second season won’t be getting one. After a weak start and a massive drop in viewership between weeks 2 and 3, The Midnight Club won’t return for a season 2. The cancellation also coincides with the fact that Flanagan has taken his overall deal away from Netflix over to Prime Video.
25. Unsuspicious / Only for Love
Cancelled: November 2022
There are two Brazilian Netflix Original series that was confirmed to be cancelled by oglobo in November 2022. Things are Unsuspicious is a comedy series that debuted in August 2022 and ran for 9 episodes whereas Only for Love was the musical drama that debuted in September 2022.
24. The Imperfects
Cancelled: November 2022
With a very limited marketing window, the writing was probably on the wall for The Imperfect early on, following its addition to Netflix in early September 2022. After two months after the release, the show was officially cancelled by Netflix.
23. Partner Track
Cancelled: November 2022
Helen Wan’s legal drama based on the novel failed to secure a second season at Netflix despite the head of drama at the company expecting big things to come. It was one of the worst-performing debut shows in the top 10s of the year and, sadly, won’t be returning for future seasons.
22. Fate: The Winx Saga (Season 3)
Cancelled: November 2022
At the beginning of November, the showrunner of the teen fantasy series sadly published that the show would not be returning despite relatively strong performance in comparison with the other Netflix shows that got renewed for a third season.
In an Instagram post, Brian J Young posted:
“This is especially tough because I know how many of you loved this season. It’s a heartbreaking silver lining, but a silver lining all the same. I’m so proud of everyone who worked on the show, and so happy we got to tell the stories we did.”
21. Maldives
Cancelled: October 2022
This brand new Brazilian comedy series premiered on Netflix in the last summer of 2022 and was made by Natalia Klein. Sadly, top 10s reveal the show didn’t really catch fire in Brazil or anywhere else in the world for that matter on October 25th, a local Brazillian site reported that the cast had been told the show would not be continuing.
20. Love is Blind: Japan
Cancelled: October 2022
One of the numerous local-language spinoffs to Netflix reality shows was the Japanese Love is Blind entry which got a splashy season 2 renewal (Netflix Tudum covered it). Still, new reporting suggests that Netflix has pulled the plug. According to CinemaToday, the series would no longer be moving forward.
19. Grendel
Cancelled: September 2022
First announced in late 2021, Netflix was supposed to be adapting the Dark Horse Comics title and while they did complete filming, the project was scrapped midway through post-production. The series was going to star Abubakr Ali, Jaime Ray Newman, Julian Black Antelope, and Madeline Zima.
18. Resident Evil
Cancelled: August 2022
Resident Evil Reviews out of the gate for Resident Evil weren’t good. Many complained about how the show turned the classic horror franchise into a teen drama, which meant enough people didn’t finish the show to justify renewing for another entry. It has been stated for the show ultimately proved fatal for the Netflix adaptation.
17. First Kill
Cancelled: August 2022
Netflix’s new vampire LGBTQ series got off to a good start but things quickly went downhill according to statistics like top 10 hourly figures and completion data, meaning that after two months, it was quietly cancelled. After dropping off in popularity, the show acquired a passionate group of fans on social media who are trying to get the show renewed elsewhere.
16. Q-Force
Cancelled: June 2022
The renewal of the controversial LGBTQ-driven animated series Q-Force dropped in September 2021 to a whimper which meant that the show wasn’t given a second season pickup but instead quietly cancelled behind the scenes. Its cancellation was eventually revealed on a podcast.
15. The Chair
Cancelled: Unclear
Officially we’re yet to hear about the future of The Chair but by most accounts and based purely on performance, we can pretty much safely assume the show will not be returning. We do believe it’s not returning because Sandra Oh, the main star of the show, spoke to Variety in early 2022, saying that she guesses it’s “not happening”.
14. Adventure Beast
Cancelled: June 2022
It is exclusively reported the fact that Adventure Beast is “unlikely” to return to Netflix according to one of the producers on the project. You’d be forgiven if you hadn’t even noticed the animated series added to Netflix in late 2021 but despite good reviews, the show is not expected to return.
13. The Midnight Gospel
Cancelled: June 2022
The show has been created by Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell, this experimental adult-animated series involved you taking trips into trippy worlds within the show’s universe simulator. It was left-field and as a result, perhaps didn’t achieve the broadest audience required to justify a second season.
12. Standing Up
Cancelled: May 2022
The French series Standing Up comes from Fanny Herrero, best known for bringing to Netflix the beloved Call My Agent! series. Sadly, despite plans for a second season, there won’t be one on Netflix.
11. Feria: The Darkest Light
Cancelled: May 2022
The Spanish language horror show based on the Feria: The Darkest Light debuted on Netflix in January 2022, and just a few months later, a spinoff confirmed that the series did not meet expectations and has, therefore, been cancelled.
10. Raising Dion
Cancelled: April 2022
First premiering in October 2019, it took the show over 2 and a half years for the follow-up season to arrive on Netflix, and sadly, it didn’t perform well enough to justify a third season.
9. Space Force
Cancelled: April 2022
The writing was perhaps on the wall for Space Force even before the second season was released on Netflix. The show faced big budget cuts and a move to Vancouver, hoping to bring the costs down. Sadly, the show didn’t perform to Netflix’s expectations according to top 10 data meaning that the plug was pulled at the end of April.
8. Pretty Smart
Cancelled: April 2022
At first, it premiered back in October 2021, Pretty Smart struggled to get into the mainstream and was eventually announced to be cancelled on April 27th alongside the news that Emily Osment would now be a full-timer on Young Sheldon.
7. On the Verge
Cancelled: April 2022
This Netflix co-production with France’s Canal+ quietly dropped onto Netflix in September 2021. Sadly, the show failed to make much of an impact despite starring Elisabeth Shue. The series was cancelled in silence and if it weren’t for a reply to an Instagram comment, we wouldn’t have even known it had been canned.
6. Alien TV
Cancelled: Reported in April 2022
After running for two seasons on Netflix, the Australian-produced kid’s series by focusing on alien reporters Ixbee, Pixbee, and Squee. We learned that the show isn’t set to return for future episodes in early 2022. However, the creators of the show were keen to stress that the door is open for future episodes down the road.
6. Diablero
Cancelled: March 2022
The Mexican series Diablero continues for two seasons on Netflix and this is the most recent season landing in 2022. Sadly, we have learned exclusively that it will not be returning for a third season on Netflix, rendering it cancelled.
5. Archive 81
Cancelled: 24th March 2022
One of the first major debuts shows on Netflix in 2022 was Archive 81, a new horror series based on a podcast series of the same name. While the show did top Netflix’s top 10s, there’s evidence that viewership drop-off between episodes could’ve been the reason for the early demise of Archive 81.
4. The Baby-Sitters Club
Cancelled: 11th March 2022
First debuting in October 2020, The Baby-Sitters Club came from Rachel Shukert and eventually went on to run for two seasons on Netflix but won’t return for a third.
Frank Smith from Walden Media said:
“We are incredibly grateful for Netflix’s vision and support in bringing the world of The Babysitters Club to life. Though we are saddened the series has come to an end, we look forward to future opportunities to share the legacy of Ann M Martin’s beloved work with new audiences.”
3. Gentefied
Cancelled: 13th January 2022
After arguably defying the odds to get to a second season, Gentefied failed to get renewed for a third season, with the cancellation news coming in early January 2022. While it did break into the Netflix TV top 10s in the US, it only did so for 9 days before dropping out. The new comedy series told the story of three Latino cousins trying to keep their grandfather’s dream alive by keeping their taco show afloat in a fast-changing neighbourhood.
2. Cooking with Paris
Cancelled: 17th January
Although the bigger question is why was it given a series in the first place, it turns out there wasn’t a strong enough audience for Paris Hilton’s cooking show to justify a second season.
Deadline confirms that Netflix has opted to not renew Cooking with Paris for a second season despite the show appearing in the top 10s in Australia for 5 days and in Canada for a single day. It did not appear in the US top 10s. The series featured the media personality cooking simple recipes in her lavish kitchen alongside celebrity guests, including Kim Kardashian West, Nikki Glaser, Demi Lovato, and Lele Pons. The new series has got a 5.3 on IMDb with a 34 on Metacritic.
1. Another Life (Season 3)
Cancelled: 21st February 2022
Netflix had cancelled Another Life. We can assume the series had been dropped by Netflix as early as December 2021, thanks to a tweet from Katie Sackhoff that heavily hinted at the show’s fate.
After its own loyal fan following it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that Another Life was cancelled. The series was unable to impress the fans and critics alike and simply didn’t have an audience large enough for Netflix to invest more money.
Shows at Risk of Cancellation in 2022
Netflix confirms many of its shows are on hiatus, meaning there’s no word on whether we’ll be getting future seasons. There are many shows that are rendering at high risk of cancellation:
- Ares (Season 2)
- Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun (Season 2)
- Battle Kitty (Season 2)
- Black Summer (Season 3)
- Brews Brothers (Season 2)
- Chad and JT Go Deep (Season 2)
- Decoupled (Season 2)
- Farzar (Season 2)
- God’s Favorite Idiot (Season 2)
- Hard Cell (Season 2)
- How to Ruin Christmas (Season 2)
- Huge in France (Season 2)
- Hype House (Season 2)
- In From the Cold (Season 2)
- It’s Bruno! (Season 2)
- Jiva! (Season 2)
- Living with Yourself (Season 2)
- Master of None (Season 4)
- Medical Police (Season 2)
- Murderville (Season 2)
- Mo (Season 2)
- Neo Yokio
- Ratched (Season 2)
- Russian Doll (Season 3)
- Saturday Morning All-Star Hits! (Season 2)
- Scaredy Cats (Season 2)
- Sneakerheads (Season 2)
- Super Crooks (Season 2)
- Super PupZ (Season 2)
- The Chestnut Man (Season 2)
- The Guardians of Justice (Season 2)
- The Healing Powers of Dude (Season 2)
- The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show (Season 2)
- The Last Bus (Season 2)
- The Letter for the King (Season 2)
- The Politician (Season 3)
- The Sound of Magic (Season 2)
- Uncoupled (Season 2)
- Wu Assassins (Season 2)
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