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May 16, 2023 · By Rebecca Cook Published: 16 May 2023. Lockwood & Co is the latest victim of the Netflix guillotine after the show's first season dropped earlier this year. The adaptation of Jonathan Stroud's YA ...
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By Tom Power
published 15 May 2023
The death knell sounds on another great Netflix show
Lockwood & Co. has been cancelled after one season on Netflix. (Image credit: Netflix)
Netflix fans have begun boycotting the streaming giant following the cancellation of Lockwood & Co.
This isn't the first instance where Netflix has called time on a YA-positioned TV series ahead of schedule.
Fate: The Winx Saga, First Kill, The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself, and The Babysitters' Club have all been dumped at various points over the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Shadow and Bone fans are working frantically to try and game the YA fantasy show's viewing stats in a bid to stop Netflix cancelling it, too. Given its genre placement, then, Lockwood & Co's cancellation shouldn't come as a total shock, even if we believe it's one of the best Netflix shows around.
Netflix has enjoyed success with YA TV series, with the aforementioned Stranger Things joined by other massive hits including Wednesday, Riverdale, Sex Education, and Never Have I Ever. So Netflix series aimed at the 18 to 25 year old demographic aren't completely disposable on the streaming company's part.
Still, it does seem that more YA-angled shows are cancelled than any other genre fare on Netflix. Maybe the fanbases of these shows are more outspoken than viewers who have enjoyed other cancelled Netflix shows, and aren't afraid to call Netflix out for prematurely ending a series. Maybe Netflix just makes more YA-focused content for its core target audience (that being 18 to 25 year olds), meaning plenty of YA TV series are cancelled when they don't perform as well as expected.
Whatever the reason – at least outside of the predominant one, i.e., viewing figures – Netflix appears to cancel more shows aimed at younger audiences than other age groups. If it wants to retain those viewers, it needs to make a decision: be more thoughtful about which YA projects it give the green light to, or stop cancelling the ones viewers are enthralled by. Otherwise, Netflix is going to burn enough of its 18-25 demographic to keep them away for good.
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May 15, 2023 · May 15th, 2023 - 4:56 am ET. Comments. Lockwood & Co – Picture: Netflix. One of Netflix’s first significant new TV releases of 2023 was Lockwood & Co, a new supernatural teen series hailing from the United Kingdom. The show sets up a second season but won’t be getting one as it was officially announced to be canceled in May 2023.
May 17, 2023 · Lockwood & Co.'s creator, Joe Cornish, put out a statement on behalf of the production company he runs with Edgar Wright and Racheal Prior, Complete Fiction, explaining his sadness about the show ...
May 12, 2023 · Netflix has cancelled the Jonathan Stroud adaptation after a single season, Variety reports. All eight episodes dropped Jan. 27. “With heavy hearts, we announce that Lockwood & Co. will not be ...
May 15, 2023 · When did Lockwood & Co season two get cancelled? Variety reported in May 2023 that the show would not be getting a second season, because "while Netflix was very pleased with the show, and ...
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Jan 27, 2023 · Netflix's latest stab at the YA market, Lockwood & Co, is based on Jonathan Stroud's series of novels. In short, the supernatural fantasy follows their agency's battle against all kinds of ghosts ...
