Furious Netflix subscribers blasting the company for wielding the axe and killing off a smash hit show before its time has been a regular occurrence for several years now, but the company’s head honchos are adamant that they’ve never canceled a popular series during their entire time at the helm.
Recommended VideosThat’s a curious sentiment to say the least, especially when literally dozens of them have instantly entered the Top 10 most-watched list in countless countries around the world, but the almighty algorithm would seem to have a different definition of success from most people with an account.
In fact, while speaking to Bloomberg, Ted Sarandos even explained his reasoning behind such a bold claim, one that it doesn’t take a genius to figure out won’t sit well with the millions of subscribers who constantly find themselves tearing Netflix a new one for refusing to extend the lifespan of its top-performing episodic exclusives.
“We have never canceled a successful show. A lot of these shows were well-intended but talk to a very small audience on a very big budget. The key to it is you have to be able to talk to a small audience on a small budget and a large audience at a large budget. If you do that well, you can do that forever.”
Needless to say, it wasn’t long before the internet collectively exploded in furious indignation.
“netflix has never canceled a successful show”
— aj ✌️ (@peacesignbitch) January 23, 2023
"Never canceled a succesful show" wtf 💀#SaveWarriorNun #WarriorNun
— Jereczko || #SaveWarriorNun🌲 (@Jereczko97) January 23, 2023
NETFLIX FREE WARRIOR NUN
Netflix: “never canceled a successful show.” UM I-💀
— 𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎✖️✖️//💥⏳🥀🐉HAPPY NEW YEAR🥳 (@giselleb1234) January 23, 2023
Netflix saying they have never canceled a successful show is a load of garbage. Warrior Nun Season 2 had no promotion but was in their top 10 longer than some of their others shows but they still canceled it #SaveWarriorNun #WarriorNun
— Warrior Nun and Scream supporter (@Christopher8105) January 23, 2023
Netflix co-CEO: 'We have never canceled a successful show'
Me:
— Bennie Hynes (@BenniesHolyWar) January 23, 2023
Netflix’s employees might have to look at a massive Warrior Nun billboard every day for the next few weeks, but according to Sarandos’ logic, it wasn’t even a successful series anyway, so who cares?
