Netflix has done some housecleaning in the last few months, cutting two high-profile shows, “Sense8” and “The Get Down.”
It also canceled “Girlboss” and “Gypsy” after only one season.
“Gypsy,” which starred Oscar nominee Naomi Watts is the most recent cancellation. Netflix canceled it on Friday.
Netflix historically has canceled very few shows – only about eight (or up to 10, depending on how you count). But if CEO Reed Hastings gets his way, expect more in the future.
“We’ve canceled very few shows,” Hastings said at the Code Conference in May. “I’m always pushing the content team. We have to take more risk. You have to try more crazy things. Because we should have a higher cancel rate overall.”
Here are the eight shows Netflix has killed, along with their critic and audience ratings from Metacritic.
Additional reporting by Jethro Nededog.
“Longmire”: Canceled after six seasons (three on Netflix)
Netflix description: “This contemporary crime thriller focuses on a Wyoming sheriff who’s rebuilding his life and career following the death of his wife.”
Critic rating: 75/100
Audience rating: 9.2/10
“Lilyhammer”: Canceled after three seasons
Netflix description: “They killed his dog. They made him run. Now he’s living a new life in a strange land … like a boss.”
Critic rating: 68/100
Audience rating: 7.6/10
“Hemlock Grove”: Canceled after three seasons
Netflix description: “A quaint town links a mangled corpse to a dark outsider with a carnivorous secret. But monsters come in many forms.”
Critic rating: 37/100
Audience rating: 6.7/10
“Marco Polo”: Canceled after two seasons
Netflix description: “An empire divided. A family torn apart by civil war. A legend who disrupts the balance of power.”
Critic rating: 54/100
Audience rating: 8/10
“Sense8”: Canceled after two seasons
Netflix description: “From the creators of ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Babylon 5’ comes this tense series in which eight people can telepathically experience each other’s lives.”
Critic rating: 68.5/100
Audience rating: 8.2/10
“The Get Down”: Canceled after one season (two parts)
Netflix description: “In 1977 New York City, the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history.”
Critic rating: 69/100
Audience rating: 7.8/10
“Girlboss”: Canceled after one season
Netflix description: “Sophia was a broke anarchist selling vintage clothes online but before she knew it, she became the boss of a fashion empire in this comedy series based on Sophia Amoruso’s memoir.”
Critic rating: 53/100
Audience rating: 5.5/10
“Gypsy”: Canceled after one season
Netflix description: “A therapist forms troubling relationships with people connected to her patients.”
Critic rating: 45/100
Audience rating: 7.5/10
BONUS: “The Killing” concluded after four seasons (one on Netflix)
Netflix description: “Seattle homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder are deeply affected by the murders they investigate in this dark acclaimed crime series.”
Critic rating: 69/100
Audience rating: 8.2/10
BONUS: “Bloodline” concluded after three seasons
Netflix description: “The Rayburns seem to have the perfect life in their lovely Florida town. But nobody’s perfect – especially the Rayburns.”
Critic rating: 67.5/100
Audience rating: 8.1/10
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