Arnold Schwarzenegger's ‘FUBAR' Canceled at Netflix After Two Seasons
News of the show's cancellation arrived Friday night after its streaming ratings notably declined between season premieres. After debuting on Netflix at No.1 on Nielsen's streaming charts during its premiere week two years ago in May 22-28 with 1.53 billion minutes of viewing, season two accumulated 412 million viewing minutes this year during the week of June 9-15.
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In total, FUBAR's minutes of viewing declined by 73 percent from season one to two. During its premiere week, the series landed at No. 8 among Netflix's original shows for its second season.
The action comedy starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro, who portray a father-daughter spy duo. Season two saw the addition of Carrie-Anne Moss, who plays a former fling of Schwarzenegger's Luke Brunner. The cast also included Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Aparna Brielle, Guy Burnet, Andy Buckley, Jay Baruchel, Barbara Eve Harris and Scott Thompson.
The official logline for season two reads, 'Luke Brunner (Schwarzenegger) is a veteran CIA operative who, up until recently, was on the verge of retirement. After his last mission in saving another operative — who just so happened to be his daughter (Barbaro) — he's back and face to face with new villains. This one is an old flame from Luke's past (Moss) who threatens to destroy the world … if she doesn't destroy his life first.'
Of joining FUBAR during season two, Moss told THR that 'getting to work with Arnold was epic for me.'
'I don't know if I've ever had more fun on a job working with Arnold and doing the dance stuff and the fight stuff and then all the acting, and then the sitting between takes and talking about all kinds of things,' she added. 'I loved every minute of it.'
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