Sci-Fi and Fantasy were particularly hard hit

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Sci Fi and Fantasy were particularly hard hit

Since Netflix has been producing its own series on a large scale, the streaming service has also been selling a considerable part of these series. That’s Netflix’s strategy: if it doesn’t catch on right away, it won’t continue. This often leads to hard decisions.

Why did Netflix sell so many series this year?

In that sense it was year 2022 an unparalleled bloodbath. It felt like a series had to believe it every week. Because even the troubled streaming service has to save. We have the 22 top canceled Netflix series 2022 collected. Fantasy, horror and sci-fi series account for more than half, often with prominent names. The many different international originals would go beyond the scope and are therefore not listed here.

Canceled Netflix Series 1: Another Life

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  • Genre: Sci Fi
  • Seasons: 2
  • Why is? A group of astronauts embarks on a mission to uncover the origin of a mysterious alien artifact. Celebrities like Katee Sackhoff and Selma Blair were there.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 2: Archives 81

    Canceled Netflix Series 3: Fate: The Winx Saga

    Fate The Winx Saga – S02 Trailer (German) HD

  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Seasons: 2
  • Why is? The Netflix production tells the story of five fairies who attend the Alfea magical school in the otherworld. There, they master their magical abilities and fight monsters, while love and rivalries complicate school life. Spectacular drama followed the dismissal.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 4: Resident Evil

  • Genre: Sci-Fi Horror
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? With Resident Evil Netflix had adapted the successful horror video game series as a live-action series. The story follows Jade Wesker as she struggles to survive in a world full of T-Virus infected monsters. The cancellation did not come as a surprise, the reactions to the series were devastating.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 5: Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself

    The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself – S01 Trailer (German) HD

  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself is about 16-year-old Nathan, the son of a Fairborn witch and the magician Marcus, the most feared blood witch of all times. Nathan soon finds himself in a conflict between good and evil forces. The series is based on Sally Green’s Half Bad book trilogy.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 6: Space Force

  • Genre: Sci-Fi Comedy
  • Seasons: 2
  • Why is? Created by Steve Carell and Greg Daniels, the Netflix comedy series follows the workers of the US military’s newly created branch: The Space Force. And they all have no real idea what this military force is supposed to do.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 7: The Imperfects

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  • Genre: Sci Fi
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? Three young people (Abbi, Juan and Tilda) are turned into monsters by an experimental gene therapy. Now they join forces to track down the scientist responsible.

    • Canceled Netflix series 8: goosebumps at midnight

  • Genre: Horror
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? The series is based on the novel The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike. Created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong, the series follows a group of youngsters who share spooky stories in a hospital.

    • Canceled Netflix series 9: First Kill

    First Kill – S01 Trailer (German subtitles) HD

  • Genre: Fantasy Romance
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? Vampire Juliette and vampire slayer Calliope face conflict when they fall in love. The series is based on a short story by VE Schwab. This dismissal was particularly heavily criticized due to the inclusive, queer history.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 10: Warrior Nun

  • Genre: Fantasy Action
  • Seasons: 2
  • Why is? In Warrior Nun, a teenage girl awakens in a morgue with new superpowers. As the chosen ones of a sect of demon-hunting nuns, she is supposed to use them to fight against evil. This dismissal was also accompanied by large protests.

    • Canceled Netflix series 11: Raising Dion

    Raising Dion – S01 Trailer (German) HD

  • Genre: Superheroes/Fantasy
  • Seasons: 2
  • Why is? Based on Dennis Liu’s short film of the same name, Raising Dion tells the story of a mother who realizes that her son has supernatural powers.

    • Canceled Netflix series 12: The Babysitters Club

  • Genre: Coming of Age
  • Seasons: 2
  • Why is? The Babysitters Club is an adaptation of the book series of the same name by the author Ann M. Martin and tells of the friendships and adventures of five babysitters Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill and Dawn Schafer in the tranquil village of Stoneybrook.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 13: Blockbuster

    Blockbuster – S01 Trailer (English) HD

  • Genre: Sitcom
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? In the workplace comedy, the employees of the last branch of the video store chain Blockbuster Video have to give everything to keep their company alive in a dying industry and a dying city. Read why this is a particularly bitter dismissal.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 14: Partner Track

  • Genre: Lawyer series
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? partner track was developed by Georgia Lee. In it we follow the idealistic lawyer Ingrid Yun, who wants to climb the career ladder in an elite New York law firm. Their passion and morale will be put to the test.

    • Canceled Netflix series 15: Pretty Smart

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  • Genre: Sitcom
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? In Pretty Smart, self-proclaimed intellectual Chelsea is forced to move into the shared apartment with her sister Claire and her three eccentric friends.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 16: Q-Force

  • Genre: Animated agent series
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? In Q-Force, a handsome secret agent and his team of LGBTQ super spies must constantly prove themselves to their peers and face daring adventures.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 17: Midnight Revelations

    Midnight Revelations – S01 Trailer (German) HD

  • Genre: animated sci-fi series
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? Midnight Revelations is an experimental animated series starring Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward. The series revolves around the spacecaster Clancy, who conducts interviews with other beings from different worlds of the multiverse.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 18: Gentefied

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Seasons: 2
  • Why is? Gentefied based on the web series of the same name. Gentefied tells the story of three Mexican-American cousins ​​in Los Angeles who want to make the American dream come true.

    • Canceled Netflix series 19: On the Verge

    On the Verge – S01 Trailer (English) HD

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Seasons: 1 season
  • Why is? On the Verge follows four mothers in their 40s from Los Angeles as they deal with life’s many challenges.

    • Canceled Netflix series 20: Queer Eye Germany

  • Genre: Reality
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? Queer Eye Germany is the German adaptation of the successful makeover show Queer Eye. In it, a group of queer personalities help more people transform and improve their lives. The German Fab 5 are Aljosha, Ayan, David, Leni and Jan-Henrik.

    • Canceled Netflix series 21: Cooking With Paris

    Cooking with Paris – S01 Trailer (English) HD

  • Genre: Reality
  • Seasons: 1
  • Why is? In the cooking show, Paris Hilton puts her more or less existing cooking skills to the test on Netflix. She invites celebrity guests to her place, with whom she tries out new recipes, ingredients and food processors.

    • Canceled Netflix Series 22: Grendel

  • Genre: Superhelen Action
  • Squadrons: 0
  • Why is? Grendel is a special case in this list. The series was scrapped before it even aired, an entire season was shot but didn’t make it onto its platform. Read the background here.

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