Michelle Yeoh as Mama Sun in Brothers Son – Photo: Michael Desmond/Netflix
Netflix kicked off the year with a new action-comedy series starring Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh about a family deeply involved in crime.intention brothers son But will he be back for season 2? The answer is no, and the show will be officially canceled in March 2024.
The new series, which was filmed over four months, was created by Brad Falchuk, best known for collaborating with Ryan Murphy on several shows. This marked his first major departure, and the show was one of the first major television releases of 2024 for Netflix, launching on January 4, 2024.
brothers son “” has been a huge hit with critics, with a RottenTomatoes score of 85% and a Certified Fresh rating at the time of publication. Audience scores were equally impressive, at 93% on RT and 7.7/10 on IMDb.
brothers son Not currently renewed for season 2
Official update status:was canceled
Renewal forecast: Leaning cancel.
Shortly after updating its predictions for possible cancellation, Deadline confirmed late on Friday night, March 1, that the series would not be returning. After that, all the deals were cancelled, but no deep dive was made as to why the show was cancelled.
As we explained in our guide to renewal decisions on Netflix, the bottom line is that a show must meet or exceed certain expectations based on Netflix’s own internal metrics, which are then compared to the cost of a second season. .
Prior to the cancellation, show officials were optimistic about the prospects for future seasons. Sam Sung Lee told Digital Spy: “I think the whole team at Brothers Son absolutely thinks there’s more to tell,” adding, “Fortunately, this isn’t a limited series. So there is a possibility for future seasons.”
How is it going brothers son Have you ever been on Netflix?
You can find out how well a show performed on streaming services using a variety of sources.
Let’s start with Netflix’s top 10 data, which is released every Tuesday. Its Thursday release means it spent four days in the top 10 in its first week, ranked fifth in TV English and was watched 30.2 million hours or 4.1 million times. The show remained in the world’s top 10 for five weeks, with 126.1 million hours watched, or 17.2 million completed views. Here’s the weekly breakdown:
| week period | Viewing time | View / CVE | rank | Week in top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From December 31, 2023 to January 7, 2024 | 30,200,000 | 4,100,000 | Five | 1 |
| From January 7, 2024 to January 14, 2024 | 50,500,000 (+67%) | 6,900,000 | 2 | 2 |
| From January 14, 2024 to January 21, 2024 | 19,700,000 (-61%) | 2,700,000 | Five | 3 |
| From January 21, 2024 to January 28, 2024 | 14,200,000 (-28%) | 1,900,000 | 6 | Four |
| From January 28, 2024 to February 4, 2024 | 11,500,000 (-19%) | 1,600,000 | 7 | Five |
There are very few red flags to note here. Even though he increased by 67% in Week 2, this is not a solid Week 1 performance. Another red flag is that viewing time fell by 61% in the third week. Normally anything above 50% is a red flag, but when viewing time was this low, it’s in the first place. That’s not a good sign.
Let’s layer this with other titles using views (or the equivalent of completed views) and see how they compare in the first week.
If you compare it to other debut shows released on Thursday, you’ll see that this show sits well down the pack and has a slightly higher viewership. Survival of the thickest and unstable However, less than erased (I’m also waiting for the update for season 2) and my life with walter boys.
Turning to 28 Days, you can see how the show compares to other Netflix series. Green bars are updated titles, red bars are canceled titles.
FlixPatrol’s data lets you see how well a show holds up within the Netflix Top 10 and where it performs best. The graph below shows that this show peaked as his third-biggest show on Netflix six days after its release and immediately began to decline. A month and a half after its release, the show was completely dropped from Netflix’s top 10. The heatmap shows that the show performed best in the United States, France, South Africa, Portugal, Pakistan, and some Asian regions.
Photo: FlixPatrol
Why not look at external signals regarding performance?
The show’s YouTube trailer had just over 2 million views, which is often cited as an indicator of its performance on Netflix, which was strong for the series.
According to TelevisionStats.com, the show peaked as the third-biggest TV show from January 6th to January 7th and is currently in eighth place at press time. This gives the series a “High Engagement” score.
Google Trends shows that the show is declining after a week on the platform, suggesting less interest in search engines. Fool Me Once But more comparable to something like my life with walter boys and erased.
Google Trends data for The Brothers Sun, Fool Me Once, My Life with the Walter Boys, Obliterated.
what to expect brothers son season 2
Warning: Spoilers below – don’t read if you haven’t watched all eight episodes.
Photo: Netflix
By the end of Episode 8, titled “Protecting the Family,” Charles has received orders to kill his baby brother and his relationship with the Sun family has reached its peak, but he ultimately decides to side with his mother and Bruce. Decide. In the ensuing gunfight, Bruce confronts Big Sun, who gives him the opportunity to betray his family and join the Family Gang, but he also sides with his brother and shoots Big Sun dead. However, the injury is not fatal.
At the end of the episode, Big Sun is slowly injected with insulin in the hospital, but is mistakenly diagnosed as having diabetes and is likely to die, leaving Irene to become the heir to the throne. Deciding to take advantage of this opportunity, she announced that she was heading to Taiwan to take over her family’s business.
At the end, Charles and June join Eileen, setting the stage for what Season 2 will bring.
Did you want to see it? brothers son Will you return for another season? Let us know in the comments section below.
