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Critically acclaimed Netflix show cancelled after one season

Canceled Netflix Series Worth Your Time
  • Netflix has cancelled the anime series Terminator Zero after its first season due to low viewing figures.
  • Series creator Mattson Tomlin announced the cancellation on X, despite the show receiving positive critical and audience reception.
  • Tomlin had plans for a multi-season arc, including fully written season two scripts and outlines for season three, but acknowledged the first season's ending felt contained.
  • He expressed no ill will towards Netflix, stating they were "good partners" and even offered him the option to create a few final episodes, which he declined.
  • Terminator Zero was a science-fiction anime set in the Terminator universe, following Malcolm Lee as he develops an AI system while being hunted by a future assassin.
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