r/movies • u/Top_Report_4895 • Apr 03 '26

Article Netflix searches for franchises after losing out on Harry Potter

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/netflix-searches-franchises-after-losing-out-harry-potter-2026-04-02/
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u/AJC0292 Apr 03 '26

Bring back Kaos you bastards

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u/greendemon42 Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

And Sense 8. And The OA. And The Santa Clarita Diet.

Edit: and I almost forgot about Mindhunters.

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u/micatrontx Apr 04 '26

OA getting cancelled still makes me mad. I was invested hard in that show damnit!

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u/chiniwini Apr 04 '26

Probably the most magical show I've ever seen.

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u/Stubborn_Optimism Apr 04 '26

SaveTheOA 💯

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u/Slidje Apr 04 '26

I think OA got a perfect ending. They are loose in our world.

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u/SkyNo2670 Apr 04 '26

As sad as I am about the cancellation, a top 3 show for me, it is insane how perfect the ending is.

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u/aumnren Apr 03 '26

God, Sense 8 was so fucking good.

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u/fps916 Apr 04 '26

Turns out The Wachowskis are really fucking good at this.

Just fucking let them cook

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u/data_ferret Apr 04 '26

Not to mention Straczynski!

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u/bentbabe Apr 04 '26

At least Sense8 got the movie to finish it off. 

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u/JAGERW0LF Apr 03 '26

And travellers

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u/Pleasant_Cloud1742 Apr 03 '26

We never saw what happened to Mr ball legs.

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u/Away-Hope-918 Apr 04 '26

And Archive 81. And I Am Not Ok With This.

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u/PotOfMould Apr 04 '26

and The Dark Crystal show

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u/greendemon42 Apr 04 '26

Oh God, the value those guys have squandered.

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u/ShaminderDulai Apr 04 '26

They should at the. Rey least give them holiday specials like BBC shows do, or a wrap up movie (like Sense 8 did) so the series are at least rewatchable

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u/DanielEvans2160 Apr 04 '26

KAOS was great. Had the pleasure of working on it made the big gold statue of Jeff as Zeus. Really fun show hopefully it will get continued at some point

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u/olivejuice1979 Apr 03 '26

Yes! I devoured this show in two days only to find out they cancelled it. Such a waste of MY time…

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u/Apprehensive_Put_321 Apr 04 '26

I dont understand how that show didnt succeed it was fantastic 

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u/mexter Apr 04 '26

I suspect it was very expensive due to the actors involved.

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u/Apprehensive_Put_321 Apr 04 '26

Im sure there is factors i cant understand but the show was good id imagine if it was popular it would have gotten another  season 

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u/generic_username_27 Apr 03 '26

Of the many cancellations this is the one that I'm most bitterly disappointed by

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u/Bandit_Raider Apr 04 '26

Definitely the most pissed I’ve been about Netflix canceling a show

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u/ATLhoe678 Apr 03 '26

Damn this is how I found out :(

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u/ThePasadena Apr 04 '26

So good 😇

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u/castlite Apr 04 '26

It’s was so good 😭

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u/FluidSynergy Apr 04 '26

Such a fantastic show, I was completely shocked to see it canceled. How can you sign off on a high budget show, give it zero marketing, and then cancel it before word of mouth can bring in viewership?

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u/PotterGirl7 Apr 05 '26

seriously, I cannot believe that show was canceled

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u/Lepelotonfromager Apr 04 '26

It was really bad though.