CURSED Becomes The Latest Series To Get The "One And Done" Treatment On Netflix

CURSED Becomes The Latest Series To Get The "One And Done" Treatment On Netflix

Fantasy drama series Cursed has been cancelled after just one season, becoming the latest Netflix show to get the axe (well, sword in this case) after its debut run on the streaming service...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 12, 2021 04:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Netflix

Netflix has cancelled Cursed after just one season.

The fantasy drama series, which is based on the graphic novel of the same name from Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller, is a retelling of the age-old tale of King Arthur and Excalibur, but this time the focus is placed on a young girl (Katherine Langford) with a mysterious power who is destined to become the tragic Lady of the Lake.

Cursed received a mostly positive response from critics (we weren't so keen), and while it seemed to have its share of fans, viewership figures clearly weren't high enough to convince the streamer to renew the show for a second season.

Netflix has gained something of a reputation for cancelling series prematurely, with Sherlock Holmes spinoff The Irregulars and Mark Millar comic book adaptation Jupiter's Legacy getting the axe after their debut runs this year alone. It's obviously very disappointing for fans, but at the same time, it's hard to blame Netflix for taking action if people simply aren't tuning in. Of course, some would argue that the streamer shouldn't develop so many projects with unsustainable budgets in the first place.

What do you guys think? Did you enjoy the first season of Cursed? Drop us a comment down below.

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mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 7/12/2021, 4:57 AM
Netflix has to start creating their originals as "limited series" instead of multiple seasons because they are going to create a bunch of cliffhanger shows. Never saw the show, but read a bunch of poor and below average reviews so it makes sense to cancel.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/12/2021, 4:59 AM
Tried watching it but it was pretty bland and never finished. The reviews were not kind either.

Netflix is garnering quite the rep with these single seasons cancellations.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 7/12/2021, 5:05 AM
@BlackBeltJones - agreed, if you're going to begin a series, there should be a three season contract minimum, so you can flesh out characters and most people will watch them if they have more than one season.
exodus147
exodus147 - 7/12/2021, 5:01 AM
Of course it had bad ratings. People know its getting canceled after a season and don't want to waste their time.

Netflix needs to Complete a story or commit to a couple seasons.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 7/12/2021, 5:01 AM
I really enjoyed Merlin in this retelling of the story. I thought it was ok, enough for a second season at least, that's too bad.
inkniron
inkniron - 7/12/2021, 5:02 AM
No big loss. Neither is losing The Irregulars. They can do so much better than weird retellings for no real reason.
malschla
malschla - 7/12/2021, 5:05 AM
Netflix may think they are being smart about these cancellations (i.e. cutting ties before there are too many sunk costs), but to me it just shows they don’t have the right people running their production arm. They constantly produce junk shows and then cancel them after one season (or pass on shows that have a solid following). Netflix just doesn’t seem to know what a good show looks like.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 7/12/2021, 5:13 AM
@malschla - I know, this was good enough that they could have created a franchise with multiple seasons, it's a fantasy to compete with Amazon's Lord of the Rings series, or even Disney plus' Marvel or Star Wars series.
malschla
malschla - 7/22/2021, 5:49 AM
@Timerider84 - I haven’t seen this show, but Netflix canceling it makes me think it was probably decent enough. They are the streaming equivalent of that friend who only dates losers.
dracula
dracula - 7/12/2021, 5:09 AM
Never got into it.

Right now watching Mash and Torchwood
Antagonist
Antagonist - 7/12/2021, 6:07 AM
This show was the #1 show on Netflix for a few weeks as far as I recall. The [frick]?
Murderisbadong
Murderisbadong - 7/12/2021, 6:56 AM
Why the show wasn’t great. The more they keep canceling the shows, it turns me away from the platform.
Murderisbadong
Murderisbadong - 7/12/2021, 7:04 AM
Also I believe Netflix said they based their renewals on their projection of the future views. Manifest was 2nd behind Tiger king to sit at the top of Top 10. 29 straight days. I think it also had 1.11 billion minutes viewed. There is absolutely no way that a 4th and final season couldn’t be justified here. Even if you cut back half their views, it would still be a shit ton. I’d say bad leadership is at play here but apparently not since they aren’t dropping in subscriptions.
JayBarrick
JayBarrick - 7/12/2021, 7:17 AM
Netflix is building quite a reputation here.

They are slowly but steadily shifting towards what gives them more money: sex.
Netflix more profitable shows are the ones made for horny teenagers (like Sex Education and Bridgerton), horny housewives (Sex/Life and Orange is the New Black), and horny people in general (You, or Henry Cavill incredible defined body’s The Witcher)
JayBarrick
JayBarrick - 7/12/2021, 10:31 AM
@Waddles - personally, I liked HILDA a lot, but I’ve got the feeling that most of their kids shows aren’t resonating with the intended audience. It seems to me that She-Ra, Trollhunters, or said HILDA have more support around young adults and nostalgic middle class people. Also, most of the support for said shows come from queer online community, who are not exactly known for having children or spending much money on merchandise (the real deal in kids shows)
JayBarrick
JayBarrick - 7/12/2021, 10:42 AM
@Waddles - great to agree.

The other part of the animation that is hitting hard seems to be this Castlevania, Dota 2, Godzilla anime thing. These, while being intended for more mature audiences, are key in Netflix long-term financies, for those are the shows that create engagement with audiences willing to pay monthly suscriptions and buy merchandise

Fingers crossed Masters of the Universe will not disappoint. For me, this is Netflix last chance. If they screw this, I will not pay to watch The Witcher season 2..
Origame
Origame - 7/12/2021, 7:20 AM
Why do you keep deleting my comments?
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 7/12/2021, 7:54 AM
I tried this show, I quit watching it because I just knew it would be cancelled and I was right.
colonel179
colonel179 - 7/12/2021, 8:07 AM
They have cancelled so many shows that people are already not wanting to bother with Netflix series anymore because they have a high chance of cancelling them. I don't know what Netflix point is, but this could affect them in the long-run and their series viewership will decline considerably.
Elbarto63
Elbarto63 - 7/12/2021, 8:56 AM
I cancelled my netflix accnt after these [foo foo]s backtracked and cancelled GLOW. That was the last straw. Never again Im going to give money to these twats. From now on, just pirating whatever shit I want to watch. Which is not that much. The Witcher season 2 and that's probably it.
PC04
PC04 - 7/12/2021, 9:20 AM
Sad. I loved Daybreakers and was super bummed that got canceled.
DR3D
DR3D - 7/12/2021, 11:47 AM
Show sucked, premise sucked. It just plain sucked. I've seen shows suck before but it was the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked.
Hawkguy
Hawkguy - 7/12/2021, 3:13 PM
I'm still bummed about I Am Not Okay With This not coming back.

Not sure if I even knew Cursed existed, though. I think a lot of their shows just bleed together in my brain.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 7/12/2021, 4:39 PM
@Hawkguy - Agreed on I Am Not Okay With This, it was pretty good and ended on a cliff-hanger.
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