{"id":29042,"date":"2023-01-24T12:31:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1773471"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:24:26","slug":"netflix-ceo-on-fan-outrage-we-have-never-cancelled-a-successful-show","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/netflix-ceo-on-fan-outrage-we-have-never-cancelled-a-successful-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix CEO on fan outrage: \u201cWe have never cancelled a successful show\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 24 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos has responded to online fan outrage at the streamer\u2019s cancellation of certain shows, saying that the company has \u201cnever cancelled a successful show\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sarandos was speaking alongside his co-CEO Greg Peters in an interview with <a href=\"\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2023-01-21\/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-steps-down-interview-with-greg-peters-ted-sarandos&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>, when he was asked about the company\u2019s cancellation policy.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe have never cancelled a successful show. A lot of these shows were well-intended but talk to a very small audience on a very big budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe key to it is you have to be able to talk to a small audience on a small budget and a large audience at a large budget. If you do that well, you can do that forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1736820\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/WarriorNunS2E300304616R-1-e1d6ad6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Alba Baptista as Ava Silva in Warrior Nun.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Recent high-profile cancellations at <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> have included <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/warrior-nun-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Warrior Nun<\/a>, which garnered a vocal online fanbase during its two-season run, as well as Inside Job, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/uncoupled-netflix-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Uncoupled<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/1899-netflix-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">1899<\/a>, all of which were axed after one season each.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have made their voices heard online when it comes to each of those shows, with one fan of 1899 starting a <a href=\"\/\/www.change.org\/p\/renew-1899-on-netflix&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Change.org petition<\/a> calling on Netflix to renew the drama, which has more than 87,000 signatures at the time of writing.<\/p> <p>Following the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/1899-netflix-cancellation-cast-reaction-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">cancellation of that series<\/a>, co-creator Baran bo Odar said: \u201cWith a heavy heart we have to tell you that 1899 will not be renewed. We would have loved to finish this incredible journey with a second and third season as we did with Dark. But sometimes things don\u2019t turn out the way you planned. That\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know this will disappoint millions of fans out there. But we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts that you were a part of this wonderful adventure. We love you. Never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some of Netflix\u2019s longest running shows have included Orange Is the New Black with seven seasons, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/grace-frankie-season-8-return\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Grace and Frankie<\/a> with seven seasons and BoJack Horseman with six seasons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/one-of-us-is-lying-season-2\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">One of Us Is Lying<\/a> was also recently cancelled after two seasons, although that only airs on Netflix internationally and is a Peacock original in the US.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6317606261112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. 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