Netflix is gaining a reputation with its television shows, and it's not necessarily a good one. They've become so trigger-happy in canceling things that it's more of a surprise to see a show get a second season than to get the ax. Whatever algorithm they are using doesn't always match up to how viewers feel.

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Their original shows either become massive hits like Stranger Things, or they die off within two seasons. It makes it difficult to care about anything they put out anymore. It's hard to retain viewership if people are worried the show will get canceled before it can properly end. That's the biggest issue with Netflix's strategy. So many of their shows don't even get endings or are forced into rushing towards it without proper build.

10 Sense8 Got A Series Finale That Forced Far Too Much Information Into A Special & Needed Another Season Instead

Sense8 Main Cast

Sense8 was a bold show with a premise that allowed viewers to explore the human psyche and emotions in a way rarely ever seen in television. Eight people have their minds linked so they can feel and sense each other in what's known as a sensate cluster. Season 1 focuses solely on them, and as the series progresses, the world's further developed with more sensates getting revealed.

It's a series that very easily could have had four or five seasons to it with how much material was present. Instead, it got canceled in Season 2 and was given a rushed series finale special that was overstuffed and ended shockingly. The series could have ended similarly since it tied into the themes of love, but it desperately needed more time to tell its story. The special was way too rushed.

9 Luke Cage Got Sunk By Creative Differences Before It Could Get A Deserved Third Season

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Luke Cage took a little bit of time to get its feet underneath it, unlike Jessica Jones and Daredevil, but once it did, it was quality television. It managed to address issues that the other two shows couldn't, focusing on the culture of Harlem and the line that Cage would often tow. The addition of Alfre Woodard as Black Mariah in Season 2 also gave Cage a different type of foil, one he couldn't just walk up to and punch in the face.

The finale left the series open for a third season that would focus on Cage running Mariah's old club and seeing if the worries of the rest of the cast were correct. Sadly, that storyline never got a chance to play out as it should have.

8 I Am Not Okay With This Only Started To Scratch The Surface Of Its Premise

Sydney covered in blood after the dance

Unlike other shows that have gotten the ax, I'm Not Okay With This didn't receive it due to rash Netflix's thinking and instead died due to issues with COVID. It's far from the only show that failed to get renewed due to concerns surrounding the virus. It's just one of the ones that had the most promise.

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There are times it veers into a shallow territory, but the show is anchored by a really strong performance from IT alum Sophia Lillis. She gives the viewers reasons to care about Sydney. The show's first season helped set up a lot for future seasons, namely another mysterious person with powers like hers who hinted at bad intentions. He would have helped take the show in a different direction, shifting focus to harnessing the abilities she had.

7 The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Surpassed The Original Movie & Deserved To Tell The Epic Tale It Was Setting Up

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It may be blasphemous to say, due to what a cult hit The Dark Crystal is, but the Netflix television series was better. It was set in a time that allowed for a greater breadth of stories than the original. The puppets were incredible, creating action scenes and emotional moments between the characters that made them feel like real people.

It was a tour de force that rightfully was critically acclaimed by just about anyone that saw it. The show should have had the chance to continue growing the lore, especially after it won an Emmy, something Netflix should be striving to get more of. There's so much that could have been done with the story of Deet and Brea, let alone the rest of the characters.

6 Glow Got Done Dirty By Netflix Giving Them A False Promise

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The way Glow ended was awful on all fronts. The cast had already filmed their first episode and was working on their second when COVID hit, and Netflix swooped in and canceled the whole thing. The reason given was that 2022 would be the earliest that a new season would come out, and for some reason, that was too long a time to wait on a show.

It isn't like fans of a series evaporate if it takes a little longer for a show to return. Anime is proof of that. Alas, the final season where the show would have focused on the promotion getting revived on TV was never meant to be, and it remains a cautionary tale of never getting too attached to a show on Netflix.

5 Daredevil Remains The Best Superhero Show Made, Even With Disney+ Offerings

Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock

Admittedly, Daredevil ended up in a far better spot than most canceled shows did. Its three seasons tell a contained story that doesn't necessarily need any further entries, but with how incredible it was, the showrunners should have made as many as they wanted. It treated all of the characters in it with the respect that few comic book adaptations get, managing to not only build up its hero from scratch but also the primary villain.

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Both Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio were standout performers for the three seasons. It would have been interesting to see Daredevil take on some of his lesser foes like Mr. Fear or a retooled Typhoid Mary. Luckily, Disney is smartly giving the show a fourth season with Cox back as Matt and going the route of a soft reboot rather than starting from square one.

4 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Was One Of The Best Modern Day Sitcoms With One Of The Most Likable Leads

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Netflix Show

Sitcoms are rarely any good nowadays. They tend to feel lazy, unfunny, or desperately trying to harken back to the '90s with their material. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was none of that and had a lead who very easily could have been annoying. A relentlessly optimistic main character often grows aggravating with the character often played for laughs.

Schmidt feels like a full-fledged character and is endearing rather than annoying. Paired with a superb supporting cast and you have a vastly enjoyable show. Why it only lasts four seasons is a mystery, especially when it got an interactive movie just this past year. A sitcom like this easily could have gotten double the amount of seasons.

3 The OA Ended On A Cliffhanger Because The Show Runners Expected To Get Five Seasons

 A scene from the final season of The OA

The OA is an example of never planning out a story too far ahead. Both Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij planned on the show getting broken down into five seasons, leading to Season 2 ending on a cliffhanger. As far as endings go, that's the absolute worst spot for a series to end because it makes watching any of it pointless.

It's a shame since the series approaches dimensional travel in an interesting way, with actors playing characters, but also having hints to their actual selves too. Granted, it doesn't always do these concepts well, and the cliffhanger was rather silly, but it was still a fun ride. There are so many different ways the show could have gone in future seasons. Season three focusing on them inside a television show as actors would have been a surreal experience.

2 One Day At A Time Was Another COVID Casualty That Forced The Final Episode To Be Animated

The cast of Netflix's One Day at a Time

There are a lot of underrated gems hidden away on Netflix, and One Day at a Time happens to be one of them. It's a sitcom loosely based around a CBS show of the same name that ran from 1975-1984. It focuses on a Cuban-American family as they try to make their way in the world. It's a simple premise that leads to a lot of laughs and emotional moments, making it a very well-rounded show.

Sadly it was both canceled by Netflix after three seasons and a casualty of COVID in its fourth season on Pop TV. The final episode of Season 4 even had to be animated with only voice-overs, effectively killing the show. It should have had a chance to go out on a far better note than it did.

1 Jessica Jones Got The Chance To Tie A Bow On The Netflix Marvel Universe & It Felt So Unsatisfying

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Jessica Jones had the luxury of knowing this would be its final season, and like Daredevil, it got a proper ending and didn't hint at things to come as Luke Cage did. The issue is the ending felt unsatisfying. It ended with Jones beating Trish physically by sending her to The Raft and overcoming Kilgrave by staying in New York.

It'd be nice to see Trish somehow get some form of redemption or continue Jessica's story with Luke, even if it was in his show rather than hers. The whole show felt like there was still meat on the bone, but that may be due to it being the swan song of a mostly great Defender's universe.

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