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Originally Posted by filmbuffTX
Stranger Things is one of their flagship series though. It's a pop culture phenomenon. No surprise they made it work. I've personally never heard of GLOW, but I don't watch that many streaming series. I'm more of a traditional network/cable TV viewer.
The good thing about traditional network shows is there is an actual metric that the public can see that is the biggest deciding factor if a show gets renewed or not: ratings. The streaming services for the most part don't rely on advertisers so they have a whole set of different reasons for renewing or cancelling a show.
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Netflix shows seem to fall into six categories:
Massive hits (more than 4 seasons): Stranger Things, Grace and Frankie, Fuller House, etc.
Moderate hits (3-4 seasons but given a proper ending): Lost in Space, Atypical, Dead to Me, GLOW, etc. - GLOW is the exception because of the pandemic. (We'll see if Atypical's renewal gets reversed. 50/50 on that IMO. Netflix might keep a "prestige message" show for the optics.)
Fading hits AKA "too expensive": All of those shows with a following and/or star-power that get cancelled after 3 seasons with a cliffhanger (Santa Clarita Diet, etc.)
Good/decent shows with only one season (usually not promoted properly): Everyone's tastes are different, but Everything Sucks, No Good Nick, etc. would fit into this category. (One decent show I didn't mind with almost no promotion behind it was the Tony Danza/Josh Groban series The Good Monk by the Monk showrunner. It premiered the same day as that Emma Stone/Jonah Hill show I never watched, not promoted, and basically sent out to die. Kind of like Deaf U premiering the same day as Bly Manor this week.)
Crappy shows with one season: I won't name shows here and incite a flame war for no reason. Truthfully, if it's crap, I probably never watched it or gave up quickly.
Shows originally owned by others that Netflix bought or partnered on: Rita (which got completed), Designated Survivor (which got cancelled), etc.