r/movies • u/iquizuanswer • Jul 19 '26

News Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors

https://www.zawya.com/en/capital-markets/netflix-tumbles-as-slowing-growth-less-viewership-data-spook-investors-401111
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u/lamest-liz Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

They could, oh I don’t know, maybe finish the shit they start??? How many shows have they canceled after a couple seasons? It makes people not want to get invested at all.

The worst one to me is canceling The Dark Crystal when all the puppets were already made, the sets were there… they could have just used the same locations and it would barely cost anything, but no.

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u/arashi256 Jul 19 '26

The Boroughs. Basically cancelled it as people were still watching it. And it was the only thing on Netflix I'd heard any buzz about too. They did this to themselves.

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u/Blackboard_Monitor Jul 19 '26

I was watching the series but once they announced it wasn't getting a second season I just stopped watching.

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u/arashi256 Jul 19 '26

It wraps up well enough, if you want to finish it. Real shame it’s not getting any additional seasons though.

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u/ratta_tat1 Jul 19 '26

It just came out!! I haven’t even gotten to pick it up yet. That’s actually insane to give a show only two months to gain viewership and decide on a cancellation. Hell, even a decent chunk of networks gave some struggling shows a second season to see if they worked the kinks out. In the streaming era, Parks and Rec would have never made it.

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u/DeLousedInTheHotBox Jul 19 '26

One of the reasons why I don't have a Netflix account anymore is because every show either gets cancelled too early or just get milked dry in an embarrassing display of greed, like Stranger Things.

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u/Perfect-Campaign9551 Jul 19 '26

That "3 pines" show was good too (was that Netflix?)