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We’re only a few months into 2026, and the streaming giant is already making ruthless cuts to its library. From highly anticipated original series that failed to find an audience, to failed reality TV experiments, there have already been some high-profile cancellations from Netflix this year. If you’re constantly refreshing your feed, wondering if your favorite show has been renewed or canceled, you’re in the right place. In addition to our huge list of renewals, we’re keeping track of every canceled project so far.
2025 was another busy year in terms of cancellations, as by our count, at least 30 titles were officially canceled. As a reminder, that list includes:
- billionaires bunker
- Blue Ribbon Baking Championship
- boots
- Car Masters: From Rust to Riches
- celebrity bear hunt
- Cheating: Unfinished Business
- exploding kittens
- the floor is lava
- good time
- indian matchmaking
- jewish matchmaking
- black water
- no good work
- olymp
- pulse
- revive ride
- shafted
- Six Nations: Full Contact
- start 5
- survive the summer
- area
- woman’s companion
- recruit
- Residence
- Ultimatum: Bizarre Love
- coast
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
- Tour de France: Unchained
- Twilight of the Gods
- WAGS towards wealth
Although these titles listed below are reported to be cancelled, a few more titles are rumored to be, are expected to be, or are at risk of being removed. We’ll be back soon with a look at them all.
pop the balloon live
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In 2025, Netflix made several interesting new changes with live event programming, which mostly met with limited success, if any. One of the early casualties is Pop the Balloon’s jump from YouTube to Netflix, a reality dating show in which contestants pop their balloon if they feel the bachelor isn’t a good fit for them. For whatever reason the series streamed live on Netflix and will not return as Netflix is ​​reevaluating its live offerings, according to a report from deadlineAnd left with the responsible executive.
Miss Governor
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Tyler Perry has been a certified hit maker for Netflix. Through a variety of projects, mainly films, people always come to see his stuff, and it’s even more impressive because he mostly does everything himself on the creative side, and even better, with a strict budget. beauty in black The show is still a good hit, but those people (later renamed Miss Governor – that name change may have possibly caused the decline in viewership), and it never really took off from the beginning. It was split into two parts for its first season, and we learned in February that there were no plans to bring it back.
terminator zero
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It’s been suspected for quite some time, but one morning in February, the producers of Netflix’s adult-animated Terminator adaptation confirmed the show’s fate. Despite Netflix Latin America incorrectly stating that the show was being renewed, the series did not meet the requirements to justify renewal. Writing on
those who renounce
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Netflix tried to join in 2025 twice yellowstone train, and area Soon it came to an end. Due to a mixture of poor viewership and behind-the-scenes troubles, The Abandons was announced to end at the end of January 2026.
The cancellation wasn’t the end of it, with showrunner Kurt Sutter taking to social media (and later changing it after Netflix became legally involved) to blame Netflix for the decisions that led him to leave the project before shooting ended, citing that Netflix “valued algorithms more than a creator’s vision.”
vince staples show
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To be completely honest, it was a bit of a surprise that The Vince Staples Show, which made almost no impact on Netflix’s top 10 following its initial release, got a second season renewal in the first place, so when Season 2 arrived and equally struggled to make any impact, it wasn’t at all surprising that Deadline chose to announce its cancellation right along with it. those who renounce.
With love, Meghan
With love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. (Left to right) Kelly Jazzfen, Meghan Sussex, and Lindsay Roth in With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025
One of the most controversial and most talked about (even if not highly watched) titles of 2025 was Meghan Markle’s new reality series, which saw several celebrities come into a rented house for the filming of arts and crafts and cooking. The show certainly attracted some attention in its first run, although it wasn’t a show until Season 2 and the Christmas Special. Citing unknown sources, PageSix reported There were no plans to bring the show back, even if Netflix’s relationship with Harry and Meghan continues on scripted projects, although there is no guarantee they will ever see the light of day.
That’s all the cancellations we’ve had so far. We’ll keep it updated throughout the year. If you have any suggestions about any shows that aren’t coming back in future seasons on Netflix, feel free to get in touch.