The Coronavirus pandemic saw Netflix cancel a substantially higher number of shows than usual, including a couple that had already been renewed for additional seasons, and in the case of GLOW the Season 4 premiere had even been filmed, as a combination of poor viewership numbers and increased costs due to the required COVID-19 health and safety protocols saw the company wield the axe ruthlessly.
It looked as though the platform had turned a corner, though, with several major episodic projects being confirmed for new runs, so it came as a major surprise yesterday when it was announced that supernatural Sherlock Holmes spinoff The Irregulars had been canned. Admittedly, a lavish period piece with a heavy reliance on visual effects can’t have been cheap to produce, but it looked as though the numbers were there to make it worthwhile.
Not only did it crack the Top 10 most-watched list all over the world, including several of Netflix’s biggest markets including the United States and United Kingdom, but it even topped the Nielsen streaming ratings at one point, beating out Disney Plus’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier to do so. Needless to say, fans are not happy at the news, and you can check out some of the reactions below.
IM SO ANGRY THEY CANCELLED THE IRREGULARS IM CRYING BYE LOL
— C
LOKI era ✵ (@darlingmaximoff) May 4, 2021
Dear @netflix, Please reconsider cancelling The Irregulars. I loved that show enough to watch it twice and was one of the shows I was most looking forward to all year. Having it cancelled makes me sad.
— Wakeah Vigil (@wakeah_99) May 4, 2021
this is a sign for you to go and watch 'the irregulars'!!
(it has apparently been cancelled) pic.twitter.com/MH3TEsHjcE
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(@daisybarnes_) May 4, 2021
sherlock fans: *finally gets canon gay john watson*
netflix knowing they’re gunna cancel the irregulars after one season: pic.twitter.com/WZhcTEna42
— em
kogan my beloved (@blamskline) May 4, 2021
no but I'm so mad that netflix canceled the irregulars… @netflix get your shit together please and stop canceling good shows while renewing riverdale again and again
— elle || 17 days till SAI (@watchmeinacrown) May 4, 2021
@Netflix Excuse me but what is this BS about The Irregulars not being renewed for a second season? That show was outstanding.
— Laura K (@LizeK316) May 4, 2021
not Netflix cancelling the irregulars and havent renew grand army yet. when i start slandering gng pic.twitter.com/aCu6tzqE9o
— ً (@exhalewylie) May 4, 2021
I can't believe The Irregulars was cancelled, why Netflix keep cancelling good shows???
I'm not gonna be okay for a while after this
— nicole
(@lifeasnikky) May 4, 2021
the Irregulars got cancelled and I'm not okay
— s
(@celestialsadie) May 5, 2021
There were rumors making the rounds before The Irregulars had even premiered that it had been picked up for Season 2, but obviously we know now that was a little premature and very wide of the mark. It was a solid reinvention of the Sherlock Holmes mythos, but Netflix still have Enola Holmes, Sherlock Junior and Sherlock’s Daughter in the works, so the great detective won’t be gone for too long.
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