Netflix and … nah, for real?
That’s what many fans of the popular streaming app are saying this week — and that might be kind — after news broke that one of the streaming platform’s most watched new series, “The Waterfront”, isn’t returning for a second season.
And folks are not happy that Netflix chose to cancel it.
According to Deadline, the streamer felt the show didn’t have enough viewership and completion rate – the number of fans who start a show and then watch it all the way until the end – to move forward with a renewal. It spent five weeks in Netflix’s worldwide Top 10 for English-language series.
“The Waterfront” starred Holt McCallany, Jake Weary, Melissa Benoist and Maria Bello, and followed the drama of a prominent fishing family that has fallen on hard times after their patriarch has suffered a series of health setbacks. The family members end up turning to crime in order to try to preserve their status.
The series was the latest offering from screenwriter, director and producer Kevin Williamson, whose other television credits include “Dawson’s Creek,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Following” and more.
Williamson is also responsible for launching big-screen projects including “Scream” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
The drama has often been compared to “Yellowstone” due to its focus on the internal dynamics of family, its strong but difficult patriarch and unclear morals that underlies the family’s actions.
Slate described the show as being, “like Yellowstone, but set in North Carolina,” while CBR viewed it as a “Yellowstone-like crime series” that was “surprisingly good.”
Meanwhile Collider coined the show a “Yellowstone replacement.”
Regardless, fans were blindsided by the show’s shocking cancellation. Many turned to social media to vent about the decision.
“Netflix is insane for canceling the waterfront no one can tell me otherwise. bree’s storyline genuinely made me feel so seen and understood and idk what tf their problem is,” one user wrote.
“The Waterfront being canceled is actually so dumb. @netflix you will be dealt with,” another user wrote.
Williamson also took to his Instagram Stories amid the bad news, noting that doing the show, “one of the best experiences of my life.”
The post has since expired.
“A big thank you to everyone who watched The Waterfront. While I’m sad the Buckleys won’t be back for Season 2, I’m celebrating the joy that was Season 1,” he wrote.
“I had the pleasure of working with a dream cast and crew. My heart is full of gratitude for all the people who brought their talents to the show both in NC and LA. You were all amazing.”
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