Netflix Cancels The Creepy Horror Thriller Series ARCHIVE 81 After One Season
If you are a fan of the first season of Archive 81, I’ve got some bad news for you. Netflix has decided to cancel it after only one season. The first season took audiences on one hell of a crazy supernatural rollercoaster, and I thought it was a ton of fun to watch and that it was super engaging.
I’m surprised that the show was canceled because it was actually a solid hit for the streaming service! The series broke into Nielsen and Netflix’s weekly Top 10 ratings for originals and it also briefly shot to No.1 on Netflix in the US before being dethroned by the return of Ozark.
There’s no reason given as to why the series was canceled, but it’s speculated that the cost of production was just too much and that the “viewership just didn’t meet the threshold Netflix had set for the series based on its budget.” It’s a shame that we won’t be getting a Season 2 because I was looking forward to it.
In Archive 81, “when archivist Dan Turner takes a mysterious job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994, he finds himself reconstructing the work of documentary filmmaker Melody Pendras and her investigation into a dangerous cult. As Dan is drawn into Melody’s story, he becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago.”
Did you watch the series? If so, what do you think about it being canceled?