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4 TV shows sadly in danger of cancellation

From the end of a DC era to jump onto the big screen, these TV shows may not last beyond their current and upcoming seasons.

By Michael Patterson

(L-R): Grogu, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Paz Vizsla (Tait Fletcher) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.
(L-R): Grogu, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Paz Vizsla (Tait Fletcher) in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. /
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The Sandman season 2
The Sandman. (L to R) Tom Sturridge as Dream, Vanesu Samunyai as Rose Walker in episode 108 of The Sandman. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 /

The Sandman

Fear not: The Sandman will return for its second season. That was confirmed a number of months after the first season released on the service back in 2022. However, there have been a number of troubling signs that the show won't get another chance after that.

First of all, fans are growing increasingly frustrated with how long it has taken the streamer to deliver new episodes. Remember, season 1 was released in 2022. Furthermore, in spite of clear popularity, the show was more of a slow burn in terms of building an audience, which doesn't often bode well for expensive high-budget shows in today's day and age. It was extremely successful, sure, but it also took three months for the streamer to officially renew it.

Furthermore, when Netflix expanded the Sandman universe with spinoff Dead Boy Detectives, which was also beloved by fans of the original show, it cancelled the series after its first season. This once again highlights the flaws of the metrics that the streamer uses as there is simply no room for a show to be a grower. The unjust cancellation has understandably left fans angry and upset and it also has them worried about the fate of The Sandman.

Granted, The Sandman is not a grower as it already had a large audience to begin with and it has no doubt picked up much more fans in the three years since its release. However, if it doesn't have a Stranger Things-level bump, will Netflix's flawed success metric work against it too?

There is also the DC angle to consider. While the show is a Netflix original based on DC's Vertigo Imprint, fans have been concerned that the new DC Universe franchise (which doesn't recognize it as canon) could ultimately lead to its cancellation.

Honestly, that's probably not an issue for The Sandman, but we're not entirely sure we can say the same for this next show...

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