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We’re now halfway through 2025, and we’ve already seen some significant cancellations from Netflix, in addition to many shows currently awaiting renewal. That said, what Netflix shows have been announced to be canceled or ending so far in 2025? Let’s take a look.
This year, we’re updating our cancellation article by including a list of series ending with their next season. Many outlets seem to struggle to distinguish between a cancellation and a show being naturally or purposely brought to a close, but we believe there is a significant difference. As a result, we’ll be splitting up this page into two halves: cancellations and shows ending.
Over 20 series were confirmed or announced to be canceled in 2024. As a reminder, those included:
- Bad Dinosaurs
- Barbarians
- Buying Beverly Hills
- Buying London
- Dead Boy Detectives
- Erin & Aaron
- Everything Now
- Girls5eva
- KAOS
- My Dad The Bounty Hunter
- Obliterated
- Ratched
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
- That 90s Show
- That Girl Lay Lay
- The Brothers Sun
- Unstable
Of course, this list also doesn’t include projects that were shelved before being released on Netflix. Several examples exist, the biggest of which, so far in 2025, is the documentary series on Prince.
There is also a large number of series still awaiting renewal (we did a post on all of them here split up into those we think will get renewed, those that have a 50/50 shot at getting renewed and those likely canceled) with titles like PULSE, Bet, Bodkin, and No Good Deed among the list.
Netflix Shows Canceled in 2025
The Lady’s Companion
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Netflix Spain had ambitious plans for its new period drama series, created by a creator who had previously produced several hits for them, such as Cable Girls. However, word came in May 2025 that the series would not be returning in any capacity. Performance for the series was… OK… likely being partially the reason behind the cancellation of the high-budget series.
Kaala Paani
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Renewal reversals are rare, but that’s precisely what happened with the Indian thriller drama Kaala Paani, which was all set for a second season upon its announcement in November 2023, before recent reporting suggests that behind-the-scenes issues have led to the termination of the planned second season, leaving the story unfinished.
The Recruit
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Hampered by the strikes, filming eventually got going on a shortened second season of the Noah Centineo series The Recruit from showrunner Alexi Hawley. Sadly, though, the wait between seasons ultimately cost the show a lot of viewership, and in early March, the cast and showrunner confirmed that there wouldn’t be a third season.
Territory
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Netflix was gunning for Yellowstone with this new Australian series that debuted in late October 2024. Despite plans to ramp up and do a second season, reports surfaced in February 2025 that Netflix ultimately dropped plans to bring back the show for a second season. Viewership wasn’t particularly strong, but most reports suggest that logistics and timings were ultimately the reason for the cancelation.
Surviving Summer
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We’ve been waiting for a while for official confirmation for Surviving Summer, but after doing some digging, it turns out one of the actresses on the show had confirmed to fans on her social media that there were no plans for additional Surviving Summer seasons over the Christmas holiday. The Aussie teen drama concludes with its second and now final season.
Shafted
In March 2025, one of the many spin-offs of the hit Spanish series Alpha Males was announced to be canceled. We’re referring to the French iteration, which only ran for a single season before Tele-Loisirs got word that there were no plans for the show to continue. Guillaume Labbé, who played Cédric alongside Manu Payet, Antoine Gouy, and Vincent Héneine, expressed disappointment, saying he loved the project and working with the team, but accepts that Netflix likely had its reasons.
Tour de France: Unchained
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Another high-profile sports docu-series is also coming to an end. Netflix has covered the Tour de France, the world-renowned bicycle race, for the past two years, but they won’t be doing the same for the 2025 race taking place in July with reporting from cycling outlets and a French outlet that Netflix has no plans to continue with the show.
Six Nations: Full Contact
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Over the past few years, we’ve seen a surge in new sports documentaries covering a variety of popular sports worldwide. Some have found larger audiences than others, with many aiming to follow in the footsteps of Formula 1: Drive to Survive, which spurred significant investment in the genre.
Netflix’s tennis docu-series was the first to be canceled, and at an event ahead of the launch of Six Nations: Full Contact Season 2, it was confirmed that there are no plans for a third season of the rugby documentary covering the Six Nations tournament.
Shows Announced To Be Ending With Final Seasons
Survival of the Thickest (Season 3)
Announced at the Netflix Upfronts, Survival of the Thickest, produced in partnership with A24, will come to an end with its third and final season in 2026.
The Sandman (Season 2)
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Many saw it coming, but on a late Friday night, Netflix confirmed that the forthcoming second season of The Sandman, based on the beloved DC comics, will be its last. It’s due out sometime in 2025 after having wrapped filming last year.
There’s a bit of contention about whether this counts as a cancelation or a final season. Of course, the announcement of it being the final season comes under a massive cloud cast over by allegations pointed towards the comic writer and executive producer of the series, Neil Gaiman. That said, it became clear that last summer, Netflix had been planning to conclude the show with some of the scenes being shot as end-game scenes from the comics. Those episodes weren’t written overnight, meaning it’s been long planned for The Sandman to end. It’s an uncomfortable position to try to defend a show being ended graciously rather than canceled under the circumstances. Still, the actions of one individual shouldn’t discount the work done by the hundreds working on this fantastic series.
The Believers (Season 2)
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We’ve known for some time that the Thai drama series The Believers is set to return for a second season, but as part of their Next on Netflix 2025 showcase, Netflix added that the series would be returning for “one last season.” Seeing the return of Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Pachara Chirathivat, and Achiraya Nitibhon, the final season follows three ambitious entrepreneurs hoping to find a way to escape the grip of powerful underworld figures before it is too late.
The Empress (Season 3)
It became pretty clear with the viewing figures that The Empress would be returning, but it came as a slight surprise that Netflix confirmed that the third season would be its last. Netflix’s Vice President of Content at DACH said upon the final season confirmation, “The audience has followed Empress Elisabeth’s life through happy, exciting, and dramatic times in the last two seasons. How wonderful that we can continue telling this story in a third season, with the wonderful team in front of and behind the camera and with Sommerhaus as our production partner.”
Previously announced to be ending with their final seasons:
- 3 Body Problem (Season 3)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 3)
- Blood of Zeus (Season 3) – Ending in Summer 2025
- Cobra Kai (Season 6) – Ending in February 2025
- Heartbreak High (Season 3) – Ending in 2025
- How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (Season 4) – Ending in April 2025
- Outer Banks (Season 6) – Ending in 2026
- Squid Game (Season 3) – Ending in June 2025
- Stranger Things (Season 5) – Ending in 2025
- The Upshaws (Part 6)
- The Witcher (Season 6) – Ending in 2026
- Valeria (Season 4) – Ending in February 2025
- You (Season 4) – Ending in April 2025
What show are you disappointed has been canceled or is ending so far in 2025? Let us know in the comments.
