13 Shows Netflix Has Cancelled In 2020 In The Wake Of COVID & Other Issues

2020 has proved itself of not being the best year for the film and entertainment industry due to the pandemic COVID 19. Nothing has done well this year in any field. Being a disastrous year, 13 Shows Netflix Has Cancelled from going On Air. Some have been done so due to the shutdown of shooting while some have been stopped due to the drop of rating.

Whatever the case may be, 13 Shows Netflix Has Cancelled In 2020 In The Wake Of COVID & Other Issues

13 Shows Netflix Has Cancelled

1. Patriotic Act with Hasan Minhaj

This popular talk show which had Hasan Minhaj as its host got canceled due to the acrimony. It had a huge audience due to the humorous take of the show over the murkiest current affairs. Patriotic Act continued for 6 seasons after which it went Off Air bidding adieu. This one out of all Shows Netflix Has Cancelled In 2020 was the hardest to say GoodBye to!

Director- Richard A. Preuss

Star Cast- Hassan Minhaj

IMDb Rating- 8.2 

Rotten Tomatoes- 100%

Genre-  Comedy

Where to watch- Netflix 

2. Altered Carbon

Another one of the Shows Netflix Has Cancelled, this show was based on the future which covered timelines and composure. It had dystopian cyberpunk action which got critically acclaimed. The first season of this show was a blockbuster hit. This show got canceled as the viewership and costing were compared.

Director- Uta Briesewitz, Nick Hurran, Peter Hoar

Star Cast- Tamara Taylor, Martha Higareda, James Purefoy

IMDb Rating- 8.1

Rotten Tomatoes- 75%

Genre- Science Fiction 

Where to watch- Netflix

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3. The Society 

This show got canceled due to budget issues. It was a teenage drama, a retelling of Lord of the flies where some high school students found themselves in an unknown town bereft of adults. It had run-up to the second season.

Director- Marc Webb

Star Cast- Kathryn Newton, Rachel Keller, Gideon Adlon

IMDb Rating- 7.1

Rotten Tomatoes- 86%

Genre- Drama

Where to watch- Netflix

4. I Am Not Okay With This

I am not okay with this was a notable comedy-drama about a teen girl of high school, who navigated relationships and superpowers. Though season 2 of this movie was in pre-production, it got canceled by Netflix due to the hesitation of production dates and accessibility of the casts. 

Director- Jonathan Entwistle

Star Cast- Shawn Levy, Dan Levine (XII), Dan Cohen, Josh Barry

IMDb Rating- 7.6

Rotten Tomatoes- 87%

Genre- Drama

Where to watch- Netflix

5. Turn Up Charlie

Though season 2 of this show had been confirmed, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, Netflix has cut off this show. This was a show that starred Idris Elba being DJ and finding luck as he moves on.

Director- Tristram Shapeero, Matt Lipsey

Star Cast- Idris Elba, Gary Reich, Tristram Shapeero

IMDb Rating- 7.1

Rotten Tomatoes- 54%

Genre- Comedy

Where to watch- Netflix

6. V Wars

This show shower Ian Somerhalder as a doctor who was trying to get back his son from monsters. As the season 1 ended for this show, Netflix had called off the show as a part of its cancelation tendency. 

Director- Brad Turner, Nikki Reed, T.J. Scott

Star Cast- Ian Somerhalder, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Adrian Holmes

IMDb Rating- 6.1

Rotten Tomatoes- 56%

Genre- Horror

Where to watch- Netflix

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7. October Faction

Though the show gained an audience due to the mystery it had about a monster-hunting couple, the plot crashed in the third episode, enabling Netflix to ax it off.

Director- Damian Kindler

Star Cast- Tamara Taylor, J.C. Mackenzie, Aurora Burghart

IMDb Rating- 6.1

Rotten Tomatoes- 33%

Genre- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Where to watch- Netflix

8. Insatiable

Insatiable is a dark comedy-drama of a woman who avenges those who had body-shamed her in her high school. She went to any extent to get them and punish them. Though this show moved to season 2, its ratings dropped and thus the show got canceled.

Director- Lauren Gussis

Star Cast- Debby Ryan, Dallas Roberts, Alyssa Milano

IMDb Rating- 6.5

Rotten Tomatoes- 11%

Genre- Comedy, thriller

Where to watch- Netflix

9. Soundtrack

The soundtrack is a musical drama of some struggling artists in Los Angeles. It came On Air in 2019 when there was a plan for season 2, but Netflix canceled it early 2020. 

Director- Joe Swanberg

Star Cast- Jenna Dewan, Callie Hernandez, Isaiah Edmonds Givens

IMDb Rating- 6.7

Rotten Tomatoes- 38%

Genre- Musical, Drama

Where to watch- Netflix

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10. Spinning Out

This is a drama showcasing the ups and downs of the world of ice skating and the dream of the Olympics. It started in January 2020, but shockingly during February 2020, Netflix called off the show.

Director- David James Elliott, Matthew Hastings, Mirosław Baszak

Star Cast- Kaya Scodelario, Johnny Weir, Sarah Wright

IMDb Rating- 7.7

Rotten Tomatoes- 59%

Genre- Drama, Sports

Where to watch- Netflix

11. Messiah

Messiah is a thriller portraying the story of a CIA officer who goes on to investigate a mysterious figure. Though many took an interest in this show initially, Netflix canceled it in March 2020 after season one ended.

Director- Kate Woods

Star Cast- Michelle Monaghan, Mehdi Dehbi, John Ortiz

IMDb Rating- 7.6

Rotten Tomatoes- 46%

Genre- Drama, Mystery,  Thriller

Where to watch- Netflix

12. AJ and the Queen

In March this year, Netflix officially came up with the announcement of the cancelation of AJ and the Queen. This was a comedy-drama that dealt with the travels of a drag queen who developed a sidekick named AJ.

Director- Michael Patrick King, Mary Kay Place, John Rubinstein, Joel Murray

Star Cast- RuPaul Charles, Izzy G., Michael-Leon Wooley, Josh Segarra, Katerina Tannenbaum, Tia Carrere

IMDb Rating- 7.5

Rotten Tomatoes- 52%

Genre- Drama, Comedy, Adventure 

Where to watch- Netflix

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13. Next In Fashion

Next in Fashion was a reality show featuring a fashion designing competition which was hosted by Alexa Chung and Tan France. It came On Air, this January and became one of the Shows Netflix Has Cancelled in June 2020 as the season 1 ended.

Star Cast- Tan France, Alexa Chung, Elizabeth Stewart

IMDb Rating- 7.3

Rotten Tomatoes- 85%

Genre- Reality TV show 

Where to watch- Netflix