Netflix boss hits back at livid fans as complaints rise over slew of axed shows – and reveals truth behind cancellations
THE boss at Netflix has spoken out following a mass exodus of shows from the streaming service left fans fuming.
CEO of the streamer, Ted Sarandos, has responded to the enormous backlash from fans over the number of cancellations and has insisted that they never get rid of ‘a successful show’.
In a new interview with Bloomberg, the man in charge spoke out on the platform’s cancellation policy and revealed it wall all down to audience figures and budgets.
Ted explained: “We have never cancelled a successful show. A lot of these shows were well-intended but talk to a very small audience on a very big budget.
“The key to it is you have to be able to talk to a small audience on a small budget and a large audience at a large budget. If you do that well, you can do that forever.”
His words come after a huge slate of shows were ditched by the streaming service causing outrage among fans.
Recent shows to have faced the chop include Neil Patrick Harris’ romantic comedy Uncoupled – which was dumped after one singular season.
Despite some passionate fans, viewing figures appear to show that the programme only made it into Netflix’s top 10 programmes for one week in July 2022, bringing into question its true appeal.
As well as this, Snowpiercer recently found itself culled from the service after airing three seasons.
The show was already scheduled to end with its fourth season, and filming had already wrapped on the production for the final time – leaving the fourth season unaired.
Two of Netflix’s biggest animated shows also got the chop with bosses pulling the plug on Dead End: Paranormal Park and Inside Job.
Dead End reached its namesake after two seasons with Hamish Steele, the show’s creator, admitting that Netflix decided to axe the show a long time ago but he had been hopeful that they would reverse that decision and bring it back for another go-around.
Fans also launched a petition to save Inside Job from meeting its end with it quicky garnering interest online.
One of Us is Lying has also been axed after one season – though that decision came from Peacock executives in the US, with the show only airing on Netflix internationally.