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Netflix Shows That Have Been Cancelled or Renewed for 2020

Soundtrack (Cancelled)

Soundtrack premiered on Netflix in December 2019. It is an American musical drama web series that stars Jenna Dewan, Callie Hernandez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paul James, Megan Ferguson, and Campbell Scott. The series is created by Joshua Safran, who is also the executive producer alongside Ali Krug and Megan Ellison.

Safran is one of the members of the creative team of Gossip Girl and is also leading the Gossip Girl reboot on HBO Max. The soundtrack was debuted two days before The Witcher and after season 2 of You. Despite gaining a great amount of attention, Netflix canceled the drama in January 2020.

Osmosis (Cancelled)

Osmosis was released on March 29, 2019, on Netflix. It is a French science fiction web television consisting of eight episodes in the first season. Osmosis stars, Agathe Bonitzer, Suzanne Rault-Balet, Manoel Dupont, Gaël Kamilindi, and Hugo Becker.

It is set in near-future Paris and displays a new dating app called Osmosis. The application can help a person decode true love by digging deep into the user’s brain. However, finding a perfect match comes with a price to pay – the technology can also find the darkest secrets of a person. While the series was considered a hit, Netflix decided to put an end on Osmosis. 

Messiah (Cancelled)

Messiah gained decent reviews; however, the series got canceled after just one season. The series is an American thriller web television series, which was released on January 1, 2020. It stars Mehdi Dehbi, Michelle Monaghan, Melinda Page, John Ortiz, Timer Sisley, Jane Adams, and Will Travel.

The cancelation of the Messiah is speculated to be due to the controversial religious content. However, another reason is speculated to be the high expense of filming in different locations all around the world. The series is based on the modern world’s reaction to a man who appears miraculously as Jesus. His sudden appearance makes him the center of various doubts.

Orange Is The New Black (Canceled)

Orange Is the New Black is a comedy-drama created for Netflix by Jenji Kohan. It is based on Piper Kerman’s memoir about her experiences at FCI Danbury. The series premiered on Netflix on July 11, 2013. It became an instant hit and gained a lot of loyal fans to the franchise. After the release of its seventh season, it was announced that this would be the end of the series. The final season received some great reviews from fans as well as critics.

It has become Netflix’s most-watched original series and has received many accolades, including various Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.

Santa Clarita Diet (Canceled)

Horror is a genre that is not liked by everyone, but it is still prevalent in web series like Santa Clarita Diet. The horror-comedy web series revolves around Drew Barrymore as Sheila Hammond, who undergoes metamorphosis and starts craving human flesh. The web series is an excellent blend of comedy and horror as the family tries to control her while dealing with various other issues.

After the decent success of this out of the box show, Netflix stood at canceling it. The speculated reason behind the cancelation is the show did not hit off that well with the audience and, of course, the financial reasons.

Jessica Jones (Canceled)

Jessica Jones is an American web television series based on the Marvel Comics character by the same name. The series was created by Netflix and produced by Marvel Television. It stars Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, who is a former superhero. She opens her detective agency and becomes a private investigator after Kilgrave, the show’s villain, makes her kill someone.

The series took a different approach while telling a superhero story. Although fans loved it, the show is being canceled by Netflix. It also features Eka Darville, Rachael Taylor, and Carrie-Anne Moss, along with Erin Moriarty, Wil Travel, and Mike Colter in the first season.

Soundtrack (Cancelled)

Soundtrack premiered on Netflix in December 2019. It is an American musical drama web series that stars Jenna Dewan, Callie Hernandez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paul James, Megan Ferguson, and Campbell Scott. The series is created by Joshua Safran, who is also the executive producer alongside Ali Krug and Megan Ellison.

Safran is one of the members of the creative team of Gossip Girl and is also leading the Gossip Girl reboot on HBO Max. The soundtrack was debuted two days before The Witcher and after season 2 of You. Despite gaining a great amount of attention, Netflix canceled the drama in January 2020.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Cancelled)

The supernatural horror series, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, is based on the Archie comic book series of the same name. Warner Bros. Television produces it with Archie Comics and Berlanti Productions. The first three seasons of the series received good reviews and were liked by fans worldwide. However, in July 2020, Netflix announced that the last part would be the last.

The series follows Sabrina Spellman and her loved ones fighting the terrifying threats. It includes The Weird, The Returned, and The Void. While Sabrina fights these challenges, there will also be a romantic angle in Sabrina’s life.

Insatiable (Cancelled)

Insatiable is a dark comedy-drama television series based on the 2014 New York article “The Pageant King of Alabama.” It premiered in 2018 on Netflix and was followed by a second season, which premiered in October 2019. Insatiable has always been one of the most controversial series on Netflix. It revolves around a fat teen who loses weight after being punched in the face. She then joins a local pageant circle and is surrounded by chaos.

Netflix canceled the series in early 2020, burning the fans’ expectations to the ground. The creator of the show himself addressed the fans via Instagram.

Marianne (Canceled)

Marianne is a horror web television show created and directed by Samuel Bodin. It is written by Quoc Dang Tran along with Bodin and stars Victoire Du Bois, Lucie Boujenah, and Tiphaine Daviot. The story of the series revolves around Emma, a young horror novelist. She realizes that the evil character she has created in her novel has joined her in the real world and is now creating havoc.

There are some really creative brains involved in this project, which keeps you on edge until the end. It was released on September 13, 2019. However, Netflix canceled it after one season in January 2020.

V Wars (Cancelled)

Canceled after season 1, V Wars is an American sci-fi horror web series based on the novel series by Jonathan Maberry. It premiered in December 2019 and stars Ian Somerhalder, Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Adrian Holmes, and Kyle Breitkopf.

The series is a vampire contagion drama that was canceled right after three months of premiering on Netflix. Ian Somerhalder, who played the role of Luther Swann, took to Instagram to announce the news and promised the fans that they would hear more from Swann. The fans replied that they were eagerly waiting for the next chapter of V Wars.

Easy (Canceled)

Easy is a comedy-drama series consisting of 25 episodes. The first season was released on Netflix in September 2016. The second season was launched in 2017, and later in 2018, it was renewed for a third season, which premiered in 2019.

The series follows the lives of various individuals who live in Chicago. It navigates some of the most common issues of each person, such as love and relationships. One of the best things about this series is that it follows an anthology format; therefore, you can easily start from any season and episode. Even though the series gained huge popularity, it will not return for a fourth season.

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