Warrior Nun
Warrior Nun
fans are taking to Twitter to demand that Netflix “correct [its] mistake” by un-canceling the show. Based on the comic book character Warrior Nun Areala, Simon Barry’s fantasy drama series was first released on Netflix back in 2020. The series, which stars Alba Baptista, earned mostly positive reviews from critics and stellar reviews from audiences, and season 2 ended up hitting the streamer back in November. Despite Warrior Nun‘s passionate fan base, Netflix canceled the show in December, leading to a #SaveWarriorNun campaign, which has thus far been unsuccessful. Following the cancellation, Barry confirmed that he would attempt to revive the show on another network or streaming service.
Now, fans have once again taken to Twitter en masse to demand that Netflix reverse its decision to cancel Warrior Nun. The movement comes amidst increasing frustration among viewers due to Netflix’s frequent cancellation of shows after only one or two seasons. The latest push from Warrior Nun fans rallies Twitter users behind the phrase “NETFLIX CORRECT YOUR MISTAKE,” which has since become a worldwide trending topic. Check out some of the tweets below:
​​​​​How Warrior Nun Exemplifies Netflix’s Cancellation Streak
Although the Warrior Nun fan base seems to have organized the largest push yet to reverse a Netflix cancellation decision, this is hardly the first time that the streamer has come under fire for its decision to cancel a show. A similar situation happened with Sense8 back in 2017, with the Wachowskis’ sci-fi drama canceled after only two seasons. The fan outrage at the decision even led Netflix to issue a response, affirming that they’d heard fans but that their decision would stand. The streamer later reversed this, partly, and ordered a two-hour finale in order to give fans closure. Since Sense8, however, there have been numerous other high-profile Netflix cancellations that have disappointed fans.
Last year, Netflix cancelled The Midnight Club after only one season, a somewhat surprising move considering the streamer’s strong working relationship with creator Mike Flanagan, the mind behind hit shows like The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. Other show cancellations, however, have been less of a surprise, such as Resident Evil, which proved divisive at best, and Blockbuster, which was met with very negative reviews. Another somewhat high-profile cancellation came recently with 1899, a series that earned mostly positive reviews and even a spot on Netflix’s Top 10 list. Although not all of Netflix’s decisions to cancel shows are surprising or even divisive, many of the cancellations raise questions about just how popular a show has to be in order to warrant additional seasons.
It’s unclear if Netflix will cave to fan demand when it comes to Warrior Nun, but it does seem unlikely considering the precedent that it would set for inevitable future show cancellations. As has been demonstrated with the recent HBO Max content purges, audiences are experiencing a time now when streaming services are forced to be more stringent when it comes to the shows they renew due to an abundance of spending on content over the past few years. Ultimately, it seems like Netflix and other streamers would do well to focus on creating fewer, more high-quality shows instead of casting their nets as wide as possible and green-lighting a host of shows that they’ll be forced to cancel after only one or two seasons if they don’t become massive hits the size of Stranger Things.
