Have you ever ever gotten hooked on a brand new (or new-to-you) tv present, solely to find it ended after only one season? It occurs extra usually than we wish. Because it seems, a present may be expertly written, well-executed, and dropped at life by a gifted forged, and nonetheless not survive previous Season 1. There are a number of components that go into the choice to resume a TV sequence for a second season, and it’s not at all times truthful.
Some exhibits are merely forward of their time. Paul Feig’s Freaks and Geeks, for instance, is a distinct segment comedy about highschool suburbia that may have carried out very nicely had it been created within the age of streaming companies resembling Netflix or Hulu. Because it didn’t rake within the rankings, it was canceled — solely to accrue a cult fanbase years later. Different exhibits merely couldn’t outshine their competitors, resembling HBO Max’s Genera+tion, which thematically has so much in widespread with the monstrously fashionable present Euphoria.
All the exhibits beneath have been well-received by critics on the time of their launch, however for some purpose or one other, they couldn’t safe a follow-up. Fortunately, you’ll be able to watch these unbelievable one-season exhibits on-line now. It’s straightforward to reminisce about the place these sequence’ characters would have ended up in a second season, and sadly, we’ll by no means actually know. On the intense facet, a minimum of these exhibits have been round for a short time period, and we will revisit them each time we like. Listed here are 12 nice exhibits that solely lasted a single season.