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If you want to start serious crime drama hightownYou need to act fast. We’ve learned that the series is set to depart Netflix US at the end of January, and will wrap up a surprisingly short six-month run on the platform.
The series, which originally aired on Starz, was part of a wave of licensed titles that arrived on Netflix earlier this year. It came out on July 23, found a new audience and even made the US Netflix Top 10 8 consecutive daysThe show was also later licensed to Netflix in some other smaller territories,
However, as is becoming common with these third-party licensing deals, the window was incredibly small. we can confirm this All three seasons (25 episodes). hightown Will be leaving Netflix US on January 23, 2026.
This was exactly six months after it was added. same destiny is waiting mr robotwhich was similar Added in July and will be removed in January along with other favorite TV series.
What is hightown About this?
Set in the beautiful but bleak landscape of Cape Cod, hightown Jackie Quinones (played by) chicago fire alum Monica Raymund), a staunch National Marine Fisheries Service agent. Her life is turned upside down when she discovers a body on the beach, thrusting her into the center of a crippling opioid epidemic and a murder investigation.
The series was critically acclaimed for its raw depiction of addiction and its authentic take on an “off-season” version of Provincetown.
The cast also includes:
- james badge dale As Detective Ray Abruzzo.
- Amaury Nolasco ,prison escape) as Frankie Cuevas.
- Riley Voelkel ,basic) as Renee Segana.
- atkins estimond As fan-favorite enforcer Osito.
The departure is therefore notable hightown comes from the manufacturer rebecca cutterWho was behind one of the most unexpected hits for Netflix in 2025. For those unfamiliar, Cutter, is the showrunner and creator behind hunting wivesThe soap thriller, originally made for Starz starring Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow, dominated the Netflix charts when it premiered and immediately got a Season 2 renewal on Netflix with the global rollout now mostly complete.
Whereas hunting wives is a “Netflix Original” (after being rescued from Starz during development) and She’s Not Going Anywhere, her previous project, hightownOnly ever was “rent”. fans of hunting wives Anyone who went back to check out Cutter’s earlier, harder work would soon lose that option on the platform.
Why the show is leaving so quickly is unclear. We’ve seen a lot of shows licensed from all different types of distributors over the lifetime of Netflix, many of which were around for multiple years. Although there was a time in the late 2010s and early 2020s when Netflix was cut off from acquiring licenses from distributors, the economics of the streaming business have opened the taps again. That said, shows being licensed on a shorter window of six months seems to be a new phenomenon.
You have until January 23rd to end your engagement hightownAre you sad to see it go? Let us know in the comments,