On Wednesday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings boasted that the streaming giant’s original programming division has been such a success that it’s been incredibly hard to cancel shows. Today, Netflix decided to issue their sparingly used cancelation stamp and seal the fate of one of their offerings. Sense8 has been canceled after two seasons. Unsurprisingly, the program’s devoted fanbase is less than thrilled with the decision.
The creation of Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski, Sense8 was sci-fi™ that earned somewhat mixed responses from critics, while receiving massive praise for making LGBTQ2 characters, storylines and issues an unapologetic pillar of the program. Fans of the show (Sense8 fans are among as devoted a lot as you’ll find online) took to Twitter to express their disappointment that Netflix would put this distinctive brand of storytelling to an end. Having the news arrive at the start of a month dedicated to LGBTQ2 pride only adds to the gut punch.
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Your biggest mistake netflix! 😡#Sense8 #RenewSense8 pic.twitter.com/Ed1HrcSS5g
— Orlando (@Shoots___) June 1, 2017
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Me: YOU KNOW WHAT I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT, SENSE8 WAS ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER AND NETFLIX HAD NO BUSINESS CANCELLING IT #Sense8— OrganicGrassfedBeard (@Arthur_Prince_) June 1, 2017
its Literally pride month @netflix i thought u had my back #RenewSense8
— kait misses HHN so much (@catgirlkait) June 1, 2017
seriously how does trash like 13 reasons get another season but the goldmine that is sense8 doesn't?! #renewsense8
— Lily Calder ♿️🏳️🌈 (@paperstainedink) June 1, 2017
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Netflix, "Sometimes you make a mistake. You’ve got two choices: you live with it, or you fix it." -Wolfgang
#RenewSense8 #Sense8 @netflix pic.twitter.com/3DDqe31nTK
— Fukara (@FukarayimBen) June 1, 2017
Fans weren’t the only ones commenting on Netflix ushering away Sense8. In addition to a farewell message from the program’s official Twitter site, members of the cast also shared their sadness in having to say goodbye to the show.
Thank you for being a part of our journey. Sensates forever. pic.twitter.com/SClwiY3rwy
— Sense8 (@sense8) June 1, 2017
We are all heartbroken.💔This show was the DEFINITION of global, equal, groundbreaking, diverse. TV at its most representational & inclusive. https://t.co/hfHxzEE54b
— Freema Agyeman (@FreemaOfficial) June 1, 2017
I am deeply proud & overjoyed to have been part of one of the most brave & beautiful pieces of art in history! #bloodsweattears @sense8 👊💖💥
— Freema Agyeman (@FreemaOfficial) June 1, 2017
Sorry guys. Thanks for your passion and support these last few days, was very moving to see your love for the show. En Evant! https://t.co/77H3Ob7OGB
— Brian J. Smith (@BrianJacobSmith) June 1, 2017
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Coooould not have asked for a better intro to show biz. I love all the sensates everywhere.
— Toby Onwumere (@toby_onwumere) June 1, 2017
As is customary with canceled shows in the ’10s, there’s always that familiar ray of hope that another service might (MIGHT) snatch Sense8 up for a new season. Whether that comes into being is a whole other wait-and-see story.
(Via Variety)