Netflix shows are notorious for taking a while to make it from development to streaming screens across the globe, and it’s only getting worse. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the average wait between streaming show seasons was 10 months in 2016. A decade later, that’s doubled to 21 months. But for certain shows, 21 months is just the start. There were four years between Black Mirror Season 5 and Season 6, and three years between Stranger Things Season 3 and Season 4 and Seasons 4 and 5.
Unfortunately, the shows with long gaps are often the ones fans look forward to the most, like animated series Blue Eye Samurai. The gorgeously crafted historical epic introduced audiences to onna-musha Mizu back in 2023, and even though it was renewed for a Season 2 not long after, we won’t see it until January 2027. At least we have a trailer for the new series, which you can check out below.
