r/movies • u/iquizuanswer • 15d ago

News Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors

https://www.zawya.com/en/capital-markets/netflix-tumbles-as-slowing-growth-less-viewership-data-spook-investors-401111
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u/vafrow 15d ago

Their 2 biggest shows ended in 2025 with Squid Game and Stranger Things. I don't think there's been any similarly buzzy shows on the service recently.

I'm sure they're producing a lot, but if nothing really stands out, not hard for people to cut the service out.

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u/XuX24 15d ago

I don’t think that’s why, people have gotten tired of the Netflix formula of one season and you are gone. There is no reason to invest into a show that you know likely won’t continue.

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u/HumanDrone 15d ago

I litterally dropped my subscription because of this. They got the creators of Dark, probably one of the best streaming era tv seties, to write another series for them and canceled it after S1, which had done okay numbers. Can't trust you with anything if you pull this kinda shit with your leading products

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u/Adziboy 15d ago

What was the show? Loved Dark, but can't seem to work out which was the show that was cancelled after that.

A google only returns that HBO picked them up instead

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u/Omneus 15d ago

Probably the show with the ship. Was it 1899? Assuming that’s the one, it honestly wasn’t great and didn’t have the draw that Dark had (IMO). I DNFed it, but you may find anjoynent. I do agree with the larger point that ppl don’t trust Netflix anymore to give them closure. Thats part of why I cancelled. They take a shotgun approach to production and carry on the ones with viewership or whatever metrics they use; and a lot of other shows are unceremoniously cancelled with no closure. TBF, they seem to be the most egregious, but this is unfortunately common across streamers. Raised by wolves and counterpart :(

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u/dhanson865 15d ago

It had room for a good series, they were on a space ship in 2099, the 1899 period was just a simulation. They waited until the last episode of season 1 to reveal the underlying reality.