Netflix cancels two of the biggest shows of 2025 and fans are disgusted

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03-07-2025

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Netflix has cancelled two of the biggest shows of 2025 and fans are disgusted.
According to reports featured in Deadline and Hollywood Reporter, the streaming giant has decided to cancel Pulse and The Residence. Both of these series debuted earlier this year.
Only recently, website What's On Netflix named both of these titles as two of the best five performing new shows so far this year. This hasn't helped save them, despite other series such as Bad Thoughts and Bet gaining fewer views yet they have already been handed second season renewals.
The Residence was a murder mystery whodunnit compared to film series Knives Out set inside the White House. Uzo Aduba starred as Cordelia Cupp, considered to be the greatest detective in the world with a strong affinity for bird watching. It managed around 15 million views in its first two weeks of being released.
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It came from the creative minds behind Scandal including Shonda Rhimes and showrunner Paul William Davies. While its first series was a self contained story, it had been reported that the idea was it could become an anthology series with Cupp returning to take on new cases in follow up seasons.
Pulse was Netflix's first English language medical procedural. As soon as its trailer was released to fans, it was hailed as the streamer's answer to Grey's Anatomy. It also managed around 15 million views in its first two weeks of being released.
According to its synopsis, the series follows the personal and professional lives of emergency and surgical residents at Maguire Hospital, a level-one trauma center in Miami during the race for Emergency Medicine Chief Resident. It shows the aftermath of a sexual harassment complaint while the city is hit with a hurricane and an influx of patients.
Despite the first season finale ending with multiple cliffhangers, fans will no longer find out what happens next.
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In addition to these cancellations, it is also claimed that No Good Deed, which released back in December 2024 faces an uncertain future. It has apparently been placed on indefinite hiatus and it is currently unknown whether or not it would return for a second season.
While Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow led the series, like The Residence it was expected to be turned into an anthology and could have featured new characters.
Fans have not taken this latest news well. Many have shared their displeasure at another round of cancellations of shows which they believed had performed well.
Responding to the news, one fan posted on social media saying: "The Residence was a great show. I'm seriously not happy about this cancellation."
Another added: "The Residence was Netflix's best show and one of their few worth watching, but alright I guess."
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Someone else commented: "The reason Netflix disgusts me to be honest. Get into a show and all of a sudden it's cancelled. They know The Residence major reason for having low views was because of the huge success and overshadowing from Adolescence yet they cancelled it. It makes no sense."
One person asked: "Pulse AND The Residence both cancelled?? What the actual F is wrong with Netflix? Two of the best shows this year. The streaming model is so f*****d up. And the execs wonder why no one wants to get attached to new shows anymore."
Pulse and The Residence are streaming on Netflix.