Special Report

Popular TV Series That Have Been Canceled or Are Coming to an End

During the first quarter of 2022, streaming services renewed more series than ever before, according to the data analytics firm Ampere Analysis. Fans of shows including Hulu’s “Reservation Dogs” and HBO Max’s animated “Harley Quinn” can rejoice at their favorite content having made the cut.

Everyone who streams TV shows knows the pain of becoming invested in characters and storylines only to have an excellent show get canceled before its natural conclusion. Many of the shows killed off this year had much more story to tell. Just two months after Netflix released the supernatural horror series “Archive 81,” based on an acclaimed podcast of the same name, the company announced that the show would not receive another season. The platform’s teen vampire series “First Kill” also met the same fate after a single season. (Here’s a longer list of the best TV shows that were canceled after only one season.)

Other shows have run their course for numerous seasons and are wrapping up naturally. These include the “Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul,” which concluded on August 15 with its sixth season and the sitcom “Black-ish” which ended on April 19 after eight seasons, making it one of the longest-running shows on the list. (For some shows, though, eight seasons is just the beginning. Here are the longest running primetime shows in history.)

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To compile a list of TV shows that are ending their run or were canceled this year or whose impending cancellation over the next two years has been definitively announced, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data from IMDb, an online movie and TV database owned by Amazon, and Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator. Talk shows and other variety programs and shows with fewer than 5,000 votes on IMDb were excluded.

Courtesy of TNT

Animal Kingdom
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 6
> Premiered in: 2016
> Network or streaming platform: TNT
> IMDb rating: 8.2/10 (35,814 votes)
> Main cast: Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary

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Archive 81
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 1
> Premiered in: 2022
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 7.3/10 (46,652 votes)
> Main cast: Mamoudou Athie, Dina Shihabi, Evan Jonigkeit

Courtesy of The CW Network

Batwoman
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: The CW
>IMDb rating: 3.3/10 (43,516 votes)
> Main cast: Camrus Johnson, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy

Courtesy of American Movie Classics

Better Call Saul
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 6
> Premiered in: 2015
> Network or streaming platform: AMC
>IMDb rating: 8.9/10 (450,299 votes)
> Main cast: Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Jonathan Banks

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Black-ish
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 8
> Premiered in: 2014
> Network or streaming platform: ABC
>IMDb rating: 7.2/10 (23,213 votes)
> Main cast: Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner

Courtesy of CBS

Bull
> Canceled or ending: Ending after season 6
> Premiered in: 2016
> Network or streaming platform: CBS
>IMDb rating: 7.0/10 (19,748 votes)
> Main cast: Michael Weatherly, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner

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Courtesy of The CW Network

Charmed
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: The CW
>IMDb rating: 4.6/10 (16,581 votes)
> Main cast: Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Rupert Evans

Courtesy of HBO Max

Close Enough
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: HBO Max
>IMDb rating: 7.8 / 10 (11,009 votes)
> Main cast: J.G. Quintel, Gabrielle Walsh, Jason Mantzoukas

Courtesy of Netflix

Dead to Me
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 8.0/10 (75,394 votes)
> Main cast: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, Diana Maria Riva

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Courtesy of Channel 4

Derry Girls
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 8.5/10 (35,481 votes)
> Main cast: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Tara Lynne O’Neill

Courtesy of Public Broadcasting Service

Endeavour
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 9
> Premiered in: 2012
> Network or streaming platform: PBS
>IMDb rating: 8.6/10 (25,727 votes)
> Main cast: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw

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Courtesy of Netflix

First Kill
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 1
> Premiered in: 2022
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 6.3/10 (24,670 votes)
> Main cast: Sarah Catherine Hook, Imani Lewis, Elizabeth Mitchell

Courtesy of The CW Network

The Flash
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 9
> Premiered in: 2014
> Network or streaming platform: The CW
>IMDb rating: 7.6/10 (342,252 votes)
> Main cast: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker

Courtesy of HBO Max

The Flight Attendant
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: HBO Max
>IMDb rating: 7.1/10 (53,879 votes)
> Main cast: Kaley Cuoco, Zosia Mamet, Rosie Perez

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Courtesy of Home Box Office

Gentleman Jack
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: HBO
>IMDb rating: 8.1/10 (13,331 votes)
> Main cast: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan

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The Good Fight
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 6
> Premiered in: 2017
> Network or streaming platform: Paramount+
>IMDb rating: 8.3/10 (26,386 votes)
> Main cast: Christine Baranski, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi

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Courtesy of Hulu

The Handmaid’s Tale
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 6
> Premiered in: 2017
> Network or streaming platform: Hulu
>IMDb rating: 8.4/10 (221,788 votes)
> Main cast: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd

Courtesy of Home Box Office

His Dark Materials
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: HBO
>IMDb rating: 7.8 / 10 (62,855 votes)
> Main cast: Dafne Keen, Brian Fisher, Amir Wilson

Courtesy of The CW Network

In the Dark
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: The CW
>IMDb rating: 7.5/10 (11,533 votes)
> Main cast: Perry Mattfeld, Casey Deidrick, Morgan Krantz

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Legacies
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: The CW
>IMDb rating: 7.2/10 (30,875 votes)
> Main cast: Danielle Rose Russell, Aria Shahghasemi, Quincy Fouse

Courtesy of Netflix

Locke & Key
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 7.4/10 (76,451 votes)
> Main cast: Darby Stanchfield, Emilia Jones, Connor Jessup

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Courtesy of HBO Max

Made for Love
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2021
> Network or streaming platform: HBO Max
>IMDb rating: 6.9/10 (10,475 votes)
> Main cast: Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, Ray Romano

Courtesy of CBS

Magnum P.I.
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: CBS
>IMDb rating: 5.9/10 (13,357 votes)
> Main cast: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton

Courtesy of National Broadcasting Company

Manifest
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 4
> Network or streaming platform:
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: NBC
>IMDb rating: 7.1/10 (55,033 votes)
> Main cast: Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez

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Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 5
> Premiered in: 2017
> Network or streaming platform: Amazon Prime
>IMDb rating: 8.7/10 (111,615 votes)
> Main cast: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen

Courtesy of Home Box Office

My Brilliant Friend
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: HBO
>IMDb rating: 8.6/10 (14,631 votes)
> Main cast: Alba Rohrwacher, Margherita Mazzucco, Gaia Girace

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Courtesy of Netflix

Never Have I Ever
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 7.8 / 10 (47,614 votes)
> Main cast: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet

Courtesy of National Broadcasting Company

New Amsterdam
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 5
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: NBC
>IMDb rating: 8.0/10 (36,726 votes)
> Main cast: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims

Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video

Night Sky
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 1
> Premiered in: 2022
> Network or streaming platform: Amazon Prime
>IMDb rating: 7.4/10 (13,585 votes)
> Main cast: Sissy Spacek, J.K. Simmons, Chai Hansen

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Peaky Blinders
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 6
> Premiered in: 2013
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 8.8 / 10 (516,513 votes)
> Main cast: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle

Courtesy of HBO Max

Raised by Wolves
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: HBO Max
>IMDb rating: 7.5/10 (76,794 votes)
> Main cast: Travis Fimmel, Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim

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Courtesy of Netflix

Resident Evil
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 1
> Premiered in: 2022
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 3.9/10 (33,614 votes)
> Main cast: Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong

Courtesy of The CW Network

Riverdale
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 7
> Premiered in: 2017
>IMDb rating: 6.6/10 (141,976 votes)
> Network or streaming platform: The CW
> Main cast: Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

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Roswell, New Mexico
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: The CW
>IMDb rating: 6.2/10 (12,439 votes)
> Main cast: Jeanine Mason, Nathan Parsons, Michael Vlamis

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See
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: Apple TV+
>IMDb rating: 7.6/10 (73,951 votes)
> Main cast: Jason Momoa, Sylvia Hoeks, Hera Hilmar

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Servant
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: Apple TV+
>IMDb rating: 7.5/10 (33,921 votes)
> Main cast: Lauren Ambrose, Nell Tiger Free, Toby Kebbell

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Snowfall
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 6
> Premiered in: 2017
> Network or streaming platform: FX
>IMDb rating: 8.2/10 (17,845 votes)
> Main cast: Damson Idris, Carter Hudson, Isaiah John

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Snowpiercer
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: TNT
>IMDb rating: 6.9/10 (53,607 votes)
> Main cast: Daved Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright

Courtesy of Netflix

Space Force
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 6.7/10 (63,873 votes)
> Main cast: Steve Carell, John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz

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Stranger Things
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 5
> Premiered in: 2016
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 8.7/10 (1,116,865 votes)
> Main cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard

Courtesy of HBO Max

The Time Traveler’s Wife
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 1
> Premiered in: 2022
> Network or streaming platform: HBO
>IMDb rating: 7.7/10 (12,023 votes)
> Main cast: Rose Leslie, Everleigh McDonell, Theo James

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Courtesy of Amazon Studios

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2018
> Network or streaming platform: Amazon Prime
>IMDb rating: 8.0/10 (115,073 votes)
> Main cast: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, John Hoogenakker

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The Umbrella Academy
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 4
> Premiered in: 2019
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 7.9/10 (234,840 votes)
> Main cast: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda

Courtesy of Netflix

Who Killed Sara?
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 3
> Premiered in: 2021
> Network or streaming platform: Netflix
>IMDb rating: 6.4/10 (14,060 votes)
> Main cast: Manolo Cardona, Gines Garcia Milan, Carolina Miranda

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Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video

The Wilds
> Canceled or ending: Canceled after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: Amazon Prime
>IMDb rating: 7.2/10 (20,493 votes)
> Main cast: Rachel Griffiths, Sophia Ali, Shannon Berry

Courtesy of Showtime Networks

Your Honor
> Canceled or ending: Ending after Season 2
> Premiered in: 2020
> Network or streaming platform: Showtime
>IMDb rating: 7.6/10 (44,958 votes)
> Main cast: Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Isiah Whitlock Jr.

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