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21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
27 Canceled TV Shows That Are — Quite Literally — The Reason I Have Trust Issues
We asked the BuzzFeed Community which canceled TV shows need to come back for at least one more season. Here's what they said: 1. My Lady Jane (2024) Number of seasons: 1 "Perfect (and highly rated) season. It's the historical retelling of a queen, it has strangers/enemies to lovers/forced marriage tropes, and shapeshifters exist! Need it renewed nowww!" — grumpypumpkin44 2. Dead Boy Detectives (2024) Number of seasons: 1 "This show had such good queer representation, and besides, was near-perfect with their casting, and the premise was interesting as well. I genuinely do not know what possessed Netflix to cancel it." — thviony " Dead Boy Detectives deserved more time. Fans have been waiting for this show since the original duo from Doom Patrol was recast. Lukas Gage as Cat King was also iconic and ICONIC queer supernatural representation." — reneb4b1d76327" 3. Prodigal Son (2019–2021) 4. My Name Is Earl (2005–2009) 5. Witches of East End (2013–2014) Number of seasons: 2 "Not only did it end on a jaw-dropping cliffhanger brought to life by the AMAZING Mädchen Amick, but it was also about hot and creepy monster sex. It had body-switching hotties, great spells, and believable magic. The closest thing to a Charmed substitute since Rose McGowan took over for Shannen Doherty!" — cheesywizard644 6. Mindhunter (2017–2019) 7. Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019) 8. Archive 81 (2022) Clifton Prescod / ©Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection 9. Sense8 (2015–2018) Murray Close/Netflix / ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Number of seasons: 2 "Hands down, Sense8 was a show that should not have been canceled. 100% needs a reboot." — magicalsundae2723 10. Kindred (2022) 11. How to Die Alone (2024) Number of seasons: 1 "A brand new one recently cancelled was How to Die Alone, created by and starring Natasha Rothwell. You might recognize her as Belinda in The White Lotus or Kelli on Insecure. Mel is a broke JFK airport employee who has never experienced love; a near-death accident inspires her to dream and live life again. It's warm, charming, and funny. I liked it a lot, watched it twice through already and am super bummed Hulu isn't picking it up." — joandough 12. Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23 (2012–2014) Number of seasons: 2 "It was a great sitcom. ABC did the show dirty by choosing to air episodes out of order, making some storylines hard to follow for viewers. It was funny and ahead of its time. It definitely has a cult following, but I think it would appeal to a bigger audience today. James Van Der Beek was comedy gold!" — hiddenjester715 13. Chasing Life (2014–2015) Number of seasons: 2 "Freeform canceled it on the cliffhanger of April, saying she wanted to stay in Italy and die of her leukemia instead of going home to Boston for the bone marrow transplant that could've saved her life! And the showrunners said they'd planned to save her if they'd been given another season — or literally anything to wrap the story up, but the network wouldn't budge!" — leslies22 14. The Wilds (2020–2022) Number of seasons: 2 "The series was canceled after two seasons, leaving us on a huge cliffhanger. I'm still hungry for more!" — stylishvolcano73 "I binged it while recovering from abdominal surgery, and I'm still so frustrated by the cliffhanger." — skydust "I spent over a year analyzing it and writing theories, and I need to know if I was right." — tv_obsessive_teen 15. A League of Their Own (2022) Number of seasons: 1 "I was heartbroken when I heard it was canceled." — ejt263 "First, Prime Video said it was renewed, then only for four episodes, and finally canceled. A real gut punch to a show with such heart and potential." — buttercupbailey 16. High Fidelity (2020) Hulu / Everett Collection 17. Spinning Out (2020) Netflix / Everett Collection Number of seasons: 1 "The plot was SO good. It was so refreshing for a teen drama to not fit the same high school cookie cutter setting. The acting was high quality, too. This show was perfectly cast, and all of the actors were so amazing. It was unreal! This show covered real issues that people deal with, like mental health. The final episode was set up to imply a second season... I really wish we had the opportunity to see it." — wallows 18. Sweet/Vicious (2016–2017) Mtv / ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection Number of seasons: 1 "That show was absolutely amazing and really empowered me. It's so unfair it was canceled." — kxllynxcxlx 19. Legends of Tomorrow Number of seasons: 7 " Legends of Tomorrow deserved its goodbye season. All the other shows that ran longer than two seasons in the DCTV universe got one, and after seven seasons, and just going from strength to strength, they deserved one too." — garebehr 20. Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023) Courtesy HBO Number of seasons: 2 " Our Flag Means Death should have been allowed its final season. It was such a groundbreaking show. I've never seen myself portrayed so clearly on screen." — jennifers94 " Our Flag Means Death gave me so much. I have more friends and more respect and love for myself, to name a few. Its inclusive queer storylines, and representation of neurodivergence made me feel seen and respected for the first time in a long time. We deserve to hear our story told and to see what the final season will bring." — lindsayplaizier "I can't stress enough how much I want just one more season of Our Flag Means Death. It was written to be three seasons, and not only was the second season criminally shortened, affecting the quality, but then the third was unceremoniously cancelled. And it had the viewership!!!!" — whitewoodart 21. Julie and the Phantoms (2020) Number of seasons: 1 "The cliffhanger was too brutal to not give us more episodes. And the MUSIC we're missing out on without a second season? Unreal omg." — denydenydeny "This was when I REALLY started distancing myself from Netflix, and I've had trust issues ever since. 😭" — lilqueenb19 "They left us with a cliffhanger, and I can't accept that." — oddhouse282 22. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023) Number of seasons: 1 "I was one of the lucky TV watchers who got to see Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies before it was canceled and taken off of Paramount+, and ooof this one hurt. This show had truly some of the most incredible performances by up and coming actors, like I was absolutely floored by the amount of sheer talent this cast possessed. Like, these writers literally gave us MULTIPLE original songs every episode, and the production quality was so incredible that it was like watching mini music videos. Not only was it just a fun take on the movie we know so well, but this series felt so much more inclusive in ways the 1978 movie wasn't. The LGBTQ+ and BIPOC storylines gave the series so much more depth, and I'm so heartbroken those arcs won't get to be explored anymore." — Lauren Garafano "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies most definitely needs a final season. That show was very entertaining, and the only television show using a musical theme drove the show. I love it, miss it, and want it back!!!" — freshsealion58 23. Shadow and Bone (2021–2023) Netflix / Everett Collection 24. The Society (2019) Number of seasons: 1 "I swear I think about this cancelation at least twice a week. It's this Lord of the Flies -esque story but set in this fictional town in Connecticut, and I ate it up. One of the things that made me so angry was that the series DID get renewed for a second season, but the renewal got reversed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like, at this point I don't even care that the cast is significantly older and it wouldn't even make sense to do a second season. I NEED IT!!!! The Season 1 cliffhanger is truly one of those TV mysteries that haunts me — I just wanna know what happened! Let me at least read the Season 2 script!! Please!!!" — Lauren Garafano " The Society needs a Season 2. I think it's unfair how its renewal was reversed despite it having a much better storyline than some shows." — savorygoat961 25. Pushing Daisies (2007–2009) Number of seasons: 2 "It was such an interesting show. It was almost like a comic book brought to life. The dialogue was kind of rhythmic and pleasing to listen to. The set design was also really colorful and fun to look at — it was cheerful. The Season 2 finale felt rushed and sloppy. They could have done a Season 3. I was gutted when it got axed." — aaronbenb "I have long lamented the demise of Pushing Daisies. It was a victim of the 2007–2008 writers' strike. At the time, it aired most of Season 2, went out of production for nearly a year, and by the time it came back, any momentum it had was gone. The reason for the choppy and awkward final episode is that they had already taped the end of the season before they found out they were canceled, so they had to cobble together a resolution from the footage they had. I still have never watched the final three episodes because it made me so angry that they canceled it. It was fun, fresh, thoughtful, and the visuals were pleasing to behold." — incorrigiblenightowl "It was absolutely brilliant and Lee Pace and Kristin Chenoweth were perfection!" — savana221 26. Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) Number of seasons: 1 "After only one season, the show didn't get the chance it deserved. It had classic lines and meme-able scenes, too. The show was set up for a second season it never got." — tessap439fbd8db "Does Lindsay follow the Grateful Dead? All of those actors were incredible, and it was such a fun vibe. Plus, I need to know what happens!" — doribullerman 27. And finally, AJ and the Queen (2020) Number of seasons: 1 "As soon as you get invested in the characters, the show ends on a cliffhanger. It was something that I've never seen before on TV. I loved it." — sierram43e95c428 "I need to know if they go back on the road, or did the new club ever open. You can't just leave it with them hugging in the grass after AJ found out her mom didn't write the letters!" — vikings_girl What shows do you think deserve another season? Let us know in the comments! And be sure to send this to any of your friends who (like me) will never get over The Society 's cancellation.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Supernatural' alum Ruth Connell is still 'in denial' about 'Dead Boy Detectives' cancellation on Netflix
Supernatural alum Ruth Connell was part of one of the most infamous show cancellations, Dead Boy Detectives, the Netflix series axed after just one season. Playing the Night Nurse, starring alongside George Rexstrew as Edwin Payne, Jayden Revri as Charles Rowland, and who can forget Lukas Gage as the Cat King, Connell still isn't over the show's untimely cancellation. "I thought she was such a terrific character. I thought it was an important show for a lightly alternative audience, for younger people, that need representation. Very mindfully made, very thoughtfully made by the right people whose hearts were in the right place," Connell told Yahoo Canada. "We all cared about it. It wasn't just a job. We all were really invested." "I'm personally still not over it and it's one of the most successful shows that's been cancelled. It's an algorithm that probably decides, at this point. We had fans pay for billboards to go up outside Netflix to say, 'Bring back Dead Boy Detectives.' And especially for my character, I knew she had a lot more to do in Season 2, so I was particularly devastated. ... I'm in denial. I don't know if there's some other universe where it's being made and happening." While Dead Boy Detectives is among the projects stalled or cancelled based on Neil Gaiman's work, the novelist accused of sexual assault by multiple women, it has not been confirmed that the allegations are related to the cancellation. The series was developed by Steve Yockey, who served as co-showrunner with Beth Schwartz, who worked alongside Greg Berlanti, Jeremy Carver, and Sarah Schechter as executive producers. But Connell still has a lot to celebrate, playing one of the most beloved Supernatural characters, Rowena MacLeod, and she's now heading to Toronto Comicon (March 14-16) to meet fans and participate in a panel for the show, alongside costars Jared Padalecki, Mark Sheppard, Alexander Calvert and Jim Beaver. "I come from a theatre background and it's the closest thing to live performance that I'm getting right now," Connell said. "I really enjoy the panels a lot, ... and you get that immediate feedback from the audience." "Five years after the show's ended the audience is packed, and still to this day there will always be somebody that comes up with a new, original question. ... We're in this kind of travelling circus together." With much of Supernatural being filmed in Vancouver, Connell loved the experience filming in Canada and enjoys going back to B.C., and Toronto as well, for fan events. And meeting up with Toronto-based Lisa Berry, who played Billie on Supernatural. "I used to go in a day or two early, now I have a baby, I'm a bit more limited with the time that I have, but it's home [away] from home, in a way," Connell said. "And there's the British element to Canada too. ... It's always good in the shops you can get British biscuits." What's particularly impressive is that Supernatural became one of the few shows that has developed a lasting level of fandom, a rare occurrence. "As actors, one of the things that you're looking for is community. You want to be part of something bigger than yourself," Connell said. "It is rare. And I know there's a Marvel Universe and a DC universe, but this is one little show that could." "I think that's partly what makes it work, in a way. ... You feel like you've discovered it for yourself, and it's yours, and you're part of the chosen family, an extended family." While Connell highlighted that Supernatural is a show that's watched by families and people of different generations, fans have a special connection to Rowena, a female character with a unique story and wit. She was far different than the "witch" characters we had seen on screen in the past. "We had Harry Potter, but there was this kind of rise, I would say, the divine feminine happened. Witches became so much more popular just as Rowena was coming through," Connell said. "It's interesting the timing, and I was happy to be part of that." "And I think I had a little bit of a stigma about it, about playing a witch. ... Meryl Streep famously said this, when she got over 40 that's kind of all she was offered. But that's not what really happened. It was more about this woman being very good at what she did. She was a career woman and this was her art form, and she was very good at it. And women have been good at things for centuries, and they're not not defined by it, but it's a big part of who they are. And I think that to me, was the flesh of it. That was the bit that was important. I think people relate to that where, here's this woman who's really a boss at what she does." In terms of future projects, Connell has something personal up her sleeve, hoping to create a project based on her grandmother's story, Ruby Connell, the only female member of the Scottish Football Association, developing the idea with Lisa Berry. "I really would love to, because I'd like to tell her story. She's a really interesting person, and not just because she's my grandma, she really was a character," Connell stressed. "They don't make them like that anymore, ... a woman in a man's world, but never felt hard done because of it. Just held her own, somehow. Was an equal, somehow." "It tells the story of Scotland, in that area of Scotland which we don't really see very much. We see Glasgow and Edinburgh, but we don't really see central Scotland, where she grew up and where she was from. ... It's just been very interesting for me and my family history. ... I think there's a story there to be told."
