20 shows cancelled by Netflix that definitely deserved at least one more season

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Giuliana Tiscioni • Writer
Sep 20, 2026 7:15 AM EDT

Even though Uncle Netflix has provided us with many hours of endless entertainment, he has also given us tremendous disappointments.

When one of our favourite shows gets cancelled, we suddenly feel like our soul drops to our feet. We are stunned. We are shocked. We can't believe that a show that had left us on a cliffhanger, or with a tremendous plot twist, suddenly won't be coming back. This has happened to many of us an absurd number of times, and it's not funny anymore. Uncle Netflix, consider this our official plea for you to stop cancelling shows with a lot of potential. 

These things don't always make sense to me. What does it mean that you cancelled a show because there was no budget, but you still managed to give us THREE Kissing Booth movies, like 3 hours long, and that even the actors hated filming? Where does the budget go? Why don't you stop making bad, trashy movies and invest in quality productions with interesting plots and scripts that make sense? 

On that note, one of the cancellations that hurt me the most was Shadow and Bone. That show was even better written than the books; the actors were amazing, and the visuals were beautiful. They were even talking about a spin-off when they chose to cancel it. It was ridiculous. Another big one was Anne with an E. We're still waiting for that last season that never came. The show was popular, good quality, had a strong fanbase, and it was praised everywhere. Whatever made them think that it was better to have it cancelled? 

Like always, Uncle Netflix conducts himself with criteria that we hardly understand. Let's just hope that this stops happening, and that everyone in the production team stops breaking our hearts. While we expect that to come true, take a look at this list of shows. They were cancelled, yes, but they are still worth the watch. 

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  • 01

    The Society

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    Anne with an E

    THE FINAL SEASON A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES ANNE WITH AN ANCE JAN 3 NETFLIX
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  • 03

    Tiny Pretty Things

    A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES TINY PRETTY THINGS DEC 14 NETFLIX
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  • 04

    Insatiable

    DEBBY RYAN IS INSATIABLE TFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Sorry Not Sorry OCT 11 NETFLIX
    via IMDb
  • 05

    Shadow and Bone

    EVERY POWER HAS A PRICE A NETFLIX SERIES SHADOW BONE ONLY ON SEASON 2 NETFLIX | MARCH 16
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    This one was even better than the books. Cancelling it made no sense.

  • 06

    Shadow Hunters

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  • 07

    Cursed

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    Anything remotely related to the King Arthur legend, and I'm sitting down. I would have loved a second season about the Lady of the Lake. 

  • 08

    F1: The Academy.

    A NETFLIX SPORTS SERIES FASTER 74 F1: THE ACADEMY 22 ONLY ON NETFLIX 28 MAY
    via IMDb
  • 09

    Fate: The Winx Saga

    CHANNEL YOUR ELEMENT. CHANGE YOUR FATE. FATE THE WINX SAGA A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES 22 JAN NETFLIX
    via IMDb

    Wasn't the best adaptation of a childhood favourite, but I still wanted to know how it was supposed to end. 

  • 10

    The Babysitter's Club

    A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES THE BABYSITTERS CLUB join the club! NETFLIX
    via IMDb
  • 11

    Spinning Out

    A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES SPINNING OUT ON THIN ICE JAN 1 NETFLIX
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    Kaia Scodelario was great in this. It deserved more attention.

  • 12

    Kaos

    11113 A NETFLIX SERIES KAOS ONLY ON NETFLIX 29 AUG
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    Retelling of Greek Mythology? Count me in. Great plot; it was sad that it didn't work. 

  • 13

    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

    FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF RIVERDALE Happy Birthday, Witch. A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA OCT 26 | NETFLIX
    via IMDb
  • 14

    The Recruit

    SPY MEETS SEOUL A NETFLIX SERIES THE RECRUIT SEASON TWO ONLY ON NETFLIX JANUARY 30
    via IMDb

    One of my favourites. It's cancellations makes absolutley no sense. 

  • 15

    The Residence

    FROM SHONDALAND A NETFLIX SERIES THE RESİDENCE 132 ROOMS. 157 SUSPECTS. 1 DE D BODY. ONLY ON ETFLIX MARCH 20
    via IMDb
  • 16

    Julie and the Phantoms

    SHE'LL CHANGE THEIR AFTERLIFE. AND THE JULLE PHANIOMS A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES SEPT 10 NETFLIX
    via IMDb
  • 17

    Mindhunter

    HISTORY. PATTERN. PROFILE. A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES MINDHUNTER SEASON 2 AUG 16 | NETFLIX
    via IMDb
  • 18

    1899

    WHAT IS LOST WILL BE FOUND A NETFLIX SERIES 1899 NOVEMBER 17 NETFLIX
    via IMDb

    If you liked Dark, you'll love this. What a cliffhanger. 

  • 19

    The Irregulars

    A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES 221 TA THE IRREGULARS A DARKNESS HAS COME TO LONDON 26 MARCH NETFLIX
    via IMDb
  • 20

    Tidelands

    THE TIDE IS ABOUT TO TURN A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES TIDELANDS ALL EPISODES DECEMBER 14 | NETFLIX
    via IMDb

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