Abradolf1948 t1_j0tcslw wrote on December 19, 2022 at 6:51 AM

Reply to comment by ArsBrevis in Streaming’s Golden Age Is Suddenly Dimming. After years of breakneck growth, the number of scripted TV series orders made by networks and streamers is in decline. by 08830

Because Netflix keeps canceling the actual good shows in the hopes that the next one they greenlight will be the next Stranger Things or Squid Game. The latter of which the original creator didn't even want to have a sequel in the first place.

StephenHunterUK t1_j0w8sw1 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 9:53 PM

They are also applying a rather ruthless viewership vs. cost approach - they know how many people actually complete a series once they're started it and how long it takes them to do.