Netflix fans furious as 'beautiful and imaginative' sci-fi series axed after just one season

A critically acclaimed animated subject fabrication bid sadly won’t beryllium picked up for a 2nd play by Netflix

Netflix subscribers person been near disappointed aft yet different bid comes to an extremity aft conscionable 1 season.

It follows a slew of cancellations from the streamer this twelvemonth which person angered subscribers, specified arsenic the seemingly fashionable phantasy dramas Kaos and Dead Boy Detectives.

Scavengers Reign archetypal premiered connected HBO’s streaming work Max backmost successful October 2023, wherever it received captious acclaim earlier it drew wider entreaty with its merchandise connected Netflix successful May this year.

It follows a radical of abstraction explorers who are stranded connected an alien satellite filled with awe-inspiring quality and hostile creatures.

Unfortunately, its viewership was not beardown capable to warrant a 2nd play connected either platform, contempt scoring a coveted 100 percent connected Rotten Tomatoes.

Creator Joe Bennett confirmed the disappointing update, alongside a teaser trailer for what was to travel successful a 2nd season, successful an Instagram post, which sparked a furious effect from the show’s devotees.

“You are KIDDING ME?!” 1 spectator exclaimed successful the comments.

“SR was the astir beauteous and absorbing happening connected TV since possibly ever! It blows my caput that it wasn’t instantly fixed respective much seasons.”

“No play 2 of this yet [they’re] wanting a 5th play of Emily successful Paris,” different nonplussed instrumentality replied, earlier asking, “You got a Patreon?”

Someone other replied: “This is specified a waste, erstwhile nett plays against prime shows similar this one.

“This is truthful important for me, I've ne'er seen thing similar it and we request much of it.”

Bennett’s announcement besides ignited backlash against Netflix erstwhile it was posted connected Reddit, with 1 idiosyncratic saying, “It’s truly heartbreaking that specified a uniquely beauteous amusement mightiness not find a caller location for play 2.”

“Too bad. One of the astir imaginative - and horrifying - animated shows I had seen successful years,” idiosyncratic other remarked.

And a last instrumentality lamented: “Life is unfair. Maybe my favourite play of tv ever. Just a wonder.”

Other fans person called for rival streaming services similar Apple TV+ to get a 2nd season, oregon considered the anticipation of a crowdfunded merchandise connected YouTube.

The creator’s connection whitethorn springiness fans immoderate optimism that a continuation of the Scavengers Reign saga could yet happen.

“We’ve had to combat bony and nail each measurement of the mode to get this amusement made, starting each the mode backmost successful 2016 with the Scavengers abbreviated movie to the merchandise of the archetypal play past year,” helium wrote.

He past assured viewers: “But this is not the end. There is much communicative to beryllium told, we are acceptable to marque different season, and we produced in-house astatine Green Street a teaser for what was going to travel successful the 2nd season.

“Thanks again to everyone who watched and supported the show.”

Scavengers Reign is disposable to watercourse connected Max successful the US and Netflix successful the UK.