{"id":286100,"date":"2025-11-16T04:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T04:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286100\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T04:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T04:49:08","slug":"this-2-season-canceled-netflix-show-with-98-on-rt-just-became-essential-viewing-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286100\/","title":{"rendered":"This 2-Season Canceled Netflix Show With 98% on RT Just Became Essential Viewing Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix<\/a> doesn\u2019t have a good track record of renewing shows. Any series that doesn\u2019t have the worldwide appeal of Stranger Things or Wednesday can find itself on the chopping block. Just look at GLOW, the beloved series about female wrestlers that was canceled after its third season<\/a> despite securing a Season 4 renewal. But at least GLOW made it through three seasons because other shows on the streaming platform weren\u2019t as lucky. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance only made it through one season, as not even critical acclaim could save it, and The OA only got two cracks at it.<\/p>\n

The only silver lining is that being part of a canceled project doesn\u2019t mean all the creative teams have to stop working. They can keep coming up with unique stories and hope somebody bites. That\u2019s certainly how it\u2019s working out for one filmmaking duo that is working on a major project for one of Netflix\u2019s biggest competitors. From the sound of it, this new venture will follow in the footsteps of their previous one, which will hopefully breathe new life into a canceled show that deserves as many eyeballs on it as possible.<\/p>\n

Netflix Canceled One of the Best Comedy Series in Recent Memory<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s no secret that true crime shows and documentaries have been all the rage in recent years. Recently, the haunting The Perfect Neighbor<\/a> hit Netflix\u2019s top 10, and it seems people can\u2019t get enough of a story about a major crime happening in what should be a relatively peaceful area. Well, back in 2017, Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda dropped their spoof of shows like Making a Murderer called American Vandal. The premise was simple: a group of kids would document a minor crime in their background as if it were something far more nefarious.<\/p>\n

The first season was a smash hit, with critics and fans alike adoring its meta humor and a standout performance from Jimmy Tatro. Season 2 took an even bigger swing by sending the team to a Catholic\u00a0high school, where someone put laxatives in the lemonade\u00a0during lunch. With a story like that, American Vandal\u2018s sophomore outing could\u2019ve easily gone off the rails and paved the way for cancellation, but it struck a nice balance between potty humor and social commentary. Unfortunately, despite earning 98% on Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 Tomatometer and being nominated for an Emmy,\u00a0American Vandal\u00a0was two-and-done. That\u2019s not the end of the story, though, as Perrault and Yacenda are back in a big way.<\/p>\n

James Gunn Sees Potential in the Creators of American Vandal<\/p>\n

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Seven years after getting the boot from Netflix, Perrault and Yacenda are working together again, this time for HBO Max. James Gunn has put them in charge of the Jimmy Olsen TV series, DC Crime<\/a>, a spinoff of 2025\u2019s Superman. The show will throw Jimmy into the fire as he documents the comings and goings of bad guys in the DC Universe. His first assignment will put him against Gorilla Grodd, a Flash villain<\/a> who knows a thing or two about getting people to hang on his every word. While DC Crime isn\u2019t likely to feature a bunch of poop jokes, it\u2019s sure to borrow its style of humor from American Vandal, just with a bit of superhero flair thrown into the mix.<\/p>\n

DC Crime is still in the early stages of development, so there\u2019s no way to know whether the showrunners plan to bring back any familiar faces from their Netflix show. However, there must be room for Tatro, who feels like a fit for a Gunn franchise, despite never having collaborated with the filmmaker before. He might be a tough sell as Grodd, but there have to be other roles that fit his particular set of skills.<\/p>\n

American Vandal is streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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