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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Vicky Jessop

It’s not just you – TV shows are being cancelled faster than ever before. Here’s why

Losing your favourite new show right in the thick of the action is surely the worst nightmare for every TV fan – and it’s increasingly becoming a reality. Earlier this week, another one bit the dust, when it was confirmed that Netflix show Kaos would not be returning for a second season, denying viewers a resolution to its story.

The news, coming just a month after its original premiere on Netlix, is just one scrapping among many, amid a depressing period for television. A few weeks prior, Prime Video hit My Lady Jane was also sent to the chopping block, prompting an outpouring of dismay among its loyal fans (its star Edward Bluemel resorted to posting pictures of ‘sad horses’ on social media. If you know you know). And Star Wars’ show The Acolyte was cancelled the same week by Disney+, amid dismal ratings and review bombing.

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