These are bleak times in telly. Not only is there a writers and actors strike in the US – which is likely to create a dearth of new shows in a few months time – but streaming giants have become increasingly trigger-happy when it comes to cancelling shows just as they’re building momentum.
Willow; Lockwood & Co; Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies; 1899; The Chair; Star Trek: Prodigy; American Gigolo; Ziwe; the Gossip Girl reboot – all have been axed from their respective platforms in recent months, many only one season in.
