Sci-Fi Survival Series Was Netflix's Early Victim And Now My Mother Won't Forgive Them
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It's a known fact that Netflix will pull the plug on shows the moment the powerful algorithm says they'll make more money by cutting ties now. The latest victim of this sudden cancellation trend was Citiesa sci-fi mystery series about residents of a retirement community. 10 years ago, Netflix was canceled In the middleanother sci-fi mystery series about the residents of Pretty Lake after everyone over the age of 22 has been killed by a virus. I never knew In the middle it was until my mom brought it up, checked if Netflix had canceled it early, found out that it ended on a cliffhanger, and promptly got pissed off by the world's biggest streaming service.
In the middle Netflix was shortened
Mom thinks when Netflix cancels a show, though Cities, In the middle, 1899, The Santa Clarita Dietor even The MindhunterThe broadcaster must have a notice on the show's landing page that it is incomplete. Let the audience know that the show ends in stone and will never make it to the fireworks factory. It should be a red flag of shame for a streamer when they pull the plug before the show gets an audience.
That means, In the middle He has never been a hit at the level Stranger Things or Youtwo shows that allow the broadcaster to reach the conclusion. In the middle follows the children of Pretty Lake after a virus kills everyone over the age of 22 and they are trapped in a quarantine. That's right Under the Dome if it was a Canadian CW show, and the only standout is Jeanette McCurdy as the pregnant young Wiley. It's not the best show, but it's also been the worst in the decade since, and I can't help but think it was too long.
In the middle managed to air two seasons of six episodes each, and while it was never canceled, it was dropped after Season 2 ended in 2016 without anything as simple as a press release. If nothing else, it was a minor hit in Canada, drawing more than 3 million viewers on average during its run on Canadian TV. There are shows airing now on broadcast television that would kill to reach 3 million viewers, heck, that's more than the average CW show that airs forever.
Netflix Keeps Some and Cancels Others
Ironically, Netflix has found a gold mine in keeping shows on networks instead of canceling them. Another sci-fi mystery series, Showwas saved from NBC after it topped Netflix's streaming charts. It's fitting, since the plane show disappeared for five and a half years, but no one on the plane noticed the passing of the group, it is one of the best sci-fi shows of the decade. Lucifer it was canceled by Fox after three seasons, until Netflix saved it and allowed it to continue for three more.
Some games take time to find an audience. The office, Parks and Recreation, Breaking Bad, Show, they all tripped up when they first started streaming before they worked out the kinks in the first two, and hit their streaming for both. In the middle may not have been a huge hit, but in the age of TikTok, the youth-oriented sci-fi survival series has the potential to go on. Netflix's impatience means we'll never know, and let's be honest, we'd all like to know before starting a series if it has a proper ending or not. Netflix, my mom is right, get that.
