Within a month of Netflix releasing Sense8Season 2 with minimal fanfare9 Moonsmarketing, the series beloved for LGBTQ+ and racial diversity was unceremoniously cancelled.
The loyal fandom was instantly up in arms, circulating the hashtags #RenewSense8 and #BringBackSense8 and launching multiple petitions for Netflix to give the show another chance. (A friend even asked me to "use my powers" and help out, which means he either fundamentally misunderstands my job or thinks I myself am a sensate.)
Netflix released an official statement Thursday in direct response to these efforts -- sadly, the show's fate won't change.
View this post on Instagram
It's rare for Netflix to cancel a show, but 2017 is the platform's most stacked year yet, with over 30 originals scheduled for release. It didn't escape critical fans that racially and sexually diverse shows like Sense8 and The Get Downwere first to get the axe. Previous cancellations include Longmire, Hemlock Grove, Lilyhammer, and Marco Polo.
Sense8 takes place all over the world with Capheus (Toby Onwumere), Kala (Tina Desai), Lito (Miguel Angel Silvestre), Nomi (Jamie Clayton), Riley (Tuppence Middleton), Sun (Donna Bae), Will (Brian J. Smith), and Wolfgang (Max Riemelt); eight seemingly random individuals who learn that they share a powerful metaphysical bond. Season 1 saw them discovering this connection, while in Season 2 they seek to embrace and harness it against a terrifying villain who hunts them.
Sense8is now streaming, in its entirety, on Netflix.
Topics Netflix
Internet for All
Breaking the Rules: An Interview with the Astro Poets by Julia Berick
NYT's The Mini crossword answers for December 16
Wordle today: The answer and hints for December 19
The Best CPU & GPU Purchases of 2017
The Opera Backstage by Cody Delistraty
Selected Utopias by Lucas Adams
Yes, ‘AI laptops’ are a thing now: 5 that will boost your AI workflow
Best air purifier deal: Save $300 on the Dyson HEPA Big + Quiet air purifier
Fitbit Ace 3 activity tracker for kids: Now at its lowest price ever
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for February 15: Tips to solve Connections #145
Feminize Your Canon: Iris Origo by Lauren Kane
Best carpet cleaner deal: Grab a Bissell for just $89 (save 28%)
Best Fitbit deal: Get a Fitbit Inspire 3 for $69.95 at Amazon
9 Tech Products That Were Too Early to Market
Tesla removes Disney+ app amid Elon Musk's feud with Disney CEO Bob Iger
Poetry Rx: Sex with a Famous Poet by Sarah Kay
The Most Famous Coin in Borges by Anthony Madrid
Use Your Gaming Laptop and Play On Battery Power? Is It Possible?
Sum Effects by Peggy Shinner
Last 'Rogue One' trailer offers a timely shot of new hopeKen Bone greets Snoop Dogg in his Reddit 'Bone Zone'Advice for GOP defectors who just 'can't bring themselves to vote' for Hillary'Game of Thrones' fans think this undercover cast photo could mean a big reunionBystander calls cops on news crew and their 'suspicious white truck'Instagram app is now available for Windows 10 PCs and tabletsWhat do all of the 2016 Nobel Prize winners have in common?Justin Bieber took a break from being a pop star to play soccer with some studentsTinder is A/B testing your profile photos to help you get more matchesColleen Ballinger brings YouTuber Miranda Sings' backstory to life in new Netflix showSorry, but you can NEVER have too much Harry PotterPepe the Frog's creator: 'Pepe is love'This is why #Marmitegate is more important than you thinkParticipant Media acquires Rainn Wilson's social good video platform SoulPancakeDonald Trump is bad at 'Overwatch,' according to a billboard in FloridaFilm star slams 'Game of Thrones' for marginalising actors of colourWe asked one of Line's top sticker artists to draw her popular cat MeowPrincess DianaZayn Malik is totally psyched he can sing about sex after leaving One DirectionStop scaring children, you creepy clowns How to survive a 'Game of Thrones' sex scene with awkward company Usain Bolt's final race ended with an unexpected injury, but he's still a legend 'Game of Thrones' episode 'Eastwatch' MVP: Davos The sentimental hoarder's guide to making space on your iPhone The mystery of the Valyrian steel dagger in 'Game of Thrones' Episode 5 The correct pronunciation of Primark is still dividing hearts and minds Uber hit with even more drama after scandalous lawsuit 'Wonder Woman' scores at the Teen Choice Awards Facebook is testing a secret photo sharing app in China, report says 'Hidden Figures' screenings at embassies inspire a program for women in STEM Google is eating the open internet IKEA shows how you can make your own 'Game of Thrones' cape Porgs may be food, not friends in 'The Last Jedi' Uber's Travis Kalanick 'disappointed' that his awful past caught up with him You can honor Heather Heyer and other Charlottesville heroes starting today Crotch charms to add to your bikini are surely a recipe for disaster It took 20 hours to make this masterful Lego stained How a Facebook group for Clinton supporters is confronting racism as it fights for a better America Kesha comes out to support Taylor Swift following removal from groping trial How the heart