5+ hour, 55+ min ago (476+ words) Home " Sci Fi TV Highlights: Noah Hawley Is Working on a Far Cry TV Series, Another Monsterverse Show Is in the Works, and More Sci Fi TV Highlights: A look at the upcoming schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows as well as recent news and/or trailers of note." The dates and times shown below can change with little to no notice. Some games in the Far Cry series have sci fi and fantasy elements, while some are more action-adventure, and the series will probably follow a similar pattern. The series will air on FX and stream on Hulu (Disney+ internationally). According to What's on Netflix, Zack Snyder's animated fantasy series Twilight of the Gods has been quietly cancelled by that streamer. He had more seasons planned, but it appears that he will have to shop the property around…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (175+ words) Home " The Greatest Sci Fi TV Shows of All Time: Millennium (1996) The Greatest Sci Fi/Fantasy TV Shows: Considering the case for the sci fi and fantasy television shows that should be counted among the greatest of all time. Aired: Fox, 1999-96, 3 Seasons Totaling 67 Episodes Starring: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Brittany Tiplady, Terry O'Quinn, Kristen Cloke, Klea Scott Created By: Chris Carter All three seasons of this show were collected on DVD, but they are now out of print and starting to fetch high prices from third-party sellers. It is not available to purchase VOD and it is not available for streaming even though fans have lobbied several of the streamers to add it their lineups. Do you consider Millennium to be one of the greatest sci fi/fantasy shows, or was it too inconsistent across seasons? Chime in with your…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago (367+ words) Home " Why Was The Dead Zone Cancelled and Can It Be Revived? Aired: USA, 2002-07, 6 Seasons Totaling 80 Episodes Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams, Connor Price, David Ogden Stiers Created By: Michael Piller, Shawn Piller We wish we could keep all our great shows alive forever. But we feel we need to give some of our new shows a platform to grow, and it's with great sadness that we say goodbye to two shows that had a great run and helped create the resurgence of original programming on our network and on all of cable. But the cancellation came during the Writers' Strike, and it certainly seemed like a punitive act toward the veteran shows. The Dead Zone had helped draw quite a lot of viewers to the cable channel, and while its ratings had slipped,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago (329+ words) Home " Why Were They Cancelled? (2nd Ed.) How many times has it happened? You start watching a sci fi/fantasy show, it's getting really good, and then'out of nowhere'it disappears. What happened to it? Where did it go? Why were no more episodes produced? Will the story ever be resolved? The answer to what happened is simple: it got cancelled. And it was cancelled because viewership did not meet expectations, whether that was measured by the Nielsen ratings or whatever metric the network or streaming service uses to gauge its audience. But why was the viewership low, you ask? It was such a great show and more people should have been tuning in. Why didn't its network do more to promote it? And why do the companies that produce and air television shows seem to hate sci fi and fantasy so…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago (442+ words) Cancellation Watch: Status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services... The post Cancellation Watch: Pluribus Starts Strong for Apple TV, Stranger Things Prior Seasons Hit the Netflix Top 10, and More appeared first on Cancelled Sci Fi. Stranger Things (Netflix, Status: Final Season): Anticipation for the fifth and final season of this series is definitely high as all four of the prior seasons are in the Netflix Top 10 the week before its premiere. Season 1 is at the Number 2 slot, Season 4 is at Number 5, Season 2 is at Number 7, and Season 3 is at Number 9. The final season kicks off this week and will wrap up at the end of December. Meanwhile, the Stranger Things animated series is on the way, and more spin-offs could follow that. It: Welcome to Derry (HBO, Status: Renewal…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago (471+ words) It has been over a year since the Zack Snyder animated series Twilight of the Gods premiered on Netflix, and... The post Zack Snyder's Twilight of the Gods Cancelled by Netflix after One Season appeared first on Cancelled Sci Fi. It has been over a year since the Zack Snyder animated series Twilight of the Gods premiered on Netflix, and there has been no official word on its fate. But now the What's on Netflix site is reporting that the show will not continue to a second season. That news does not come as much of a surprise seeing as it did not make it into the Netflix Top 10 after its release, and it has not developed much of a buzz. It has received decent marks from critics and fans, currently holding a 76% Fresh Rating and 75% Audience Score at Rotten…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago (154+ words) Home " Streaming Sci Fi TV: Now Is the Time to Start Watching for Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals on Streaming Services The streaming services are great sources of entertainment, but there is no reason to pay a ton of money each month when there are only so many hours in the day that you can spend watching. Now is definitely a good time to keep an eye out to see what deals are available to keep your costs down in the coming year. Apple TV at $5.99 per month. More Info Apple TV and Peacock Premium for $14.99 per month or Apple TV and Peacock Premium Plus for $19.99 per month. More Info Walmart+ Annual Membership at $49 which includes Peacock or Paramount+. More Info Starz at $2.99 per month or $11.99 for a year. More Info Amazon is discounting its Add-On Channels for two months…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago (668+ words) Home " Sci Fi TV Highlights: Premiere for Stranger Things Season 5 Vol. 1, A Grim Adult-Animated Series Is in the Works, and More Sci Fi TV Highlights: A look at the upcoming schedule of sci fi and fantasy shows as well as recent news and/or trailers of note." The dates and times shown below can change with little to no notice. AMC's Talamasca: The Secret Order had only six episodes in its first season, not the eight episodes I thought, so its finale was November 23rd. There has been no word on a second season of that one yet. Below are the full listings for the current week, and you can see all of the premieres for November and beyond at this link. The two-week view of the schedule is available here. Links are to the show pages on this site with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (961+ words) Schedule Rewind: A look back at the Prime Time schedule from seasons past and network decisions impacting sci fi and... The post Schedule Rewind: The Fall 2025 Broadcast Network Schedule Shows a Significant Drop in Sci Fi TV and Scripted Programming in General appeared first on Cancelled Sci Fi. Schedule Rewind: A look back at the Prime Time schedule from seasons past and network decisions impacting sci fi and fantasy shows. I am taking a slightly different, numbers-based approach to this column this time around as I compare the schedule for the Fall 2025 broadcast networks ten years back to demonstrate how sci fi TV'and scripted programming in general'is on the decline at those venues. When you look at the lineup from the five broadcasters (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW) that started off the current season, you will see a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (630+ words) Coming as no surprise, HBO has renewed its upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms... The post HBO Renews A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms for a Second Season Ahead of Its Series Premiere appeared first on Cancelled Sci Fi. Coming as no surprise, HBO has renewed its upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms for a second season ahead of its premiere, which is set for January 18th. The network's other GoT prequel House of the Dragon has scored well in viewership over its first two seasons, and they highly anticipated Knight is expected to deliver a strong performance as well. The announcement came at a press presentation where HBO execs also reaffirmed the fourth season renewal for House of Dragons (the third season of that one is targeting a…...