Netflix officially drops crime drama starring Michelle Yeoh brothers son After 1 season aired. The streaming platform explained that despite great reviews, viewership was not high enough to allow the next installment.
The series also dominated Netflix’s Top 10 list for five weeks, ranking second in the English category. Following the show’s cancellation, fans are questioning the platform’s motives for canceling a well-executed project.
Michelle Yeoh’s brothers son Season 2 officially canceled by Netflix
brothers son The eight-episode show, released on January 4, starred Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chen, Sam Sung Lee, Jun Li, and Heidi Kuan. deadlinewhich received critical acclaim, particularly for Oscar winner Yeoh’s breakthrough performance.
Netflix decided to suspend the series after it received fewer than 7 million weekly views, which is considered modest by the platform’s standards. Interestingly, it remained in the top 10 list for over a month since its release.
Justin Chen took Instagram He was disappointed in the show’s cancellation and wrote a heartfelt letter to the audience.
“Thank you, Brothers Son fans, for riding with us on this labor of love. This news will take some time to digest, but we would like to sincerely thank you for your love and support for the show.”
brothers son It follows Taipei gangster Charles Sun (Chien), who moves to Los Angeles to protect his mother and younger brother after his father’s life is ended by a mysterious assassin. The actor continued with his message:
“Thank you for all the posts, tweets, edits, interactions, etc. I am very happy to know that the program resonated with so many people.Your love made all of our collaboration, sacrifice, and heartache worth it.”
Netflix’s decision to cancel the show was due to sub-par viewership and was confusing for fans as the series remained on the top list for five consecutive weeks.
But one of the great things about this season was the completed storyline. The final episode left a satisfying conclusion, but there was a small cliffhanger that could have been addressed in a new installment.
brothers son Fans furious over sudden show cancellation
Michelle Yeoh’s retirement brothers son It caused an uproar on social media among fans of the show. The first season received an 84% score on Rotten Tomatoes, proving that it may be the best sleeper hit series on Netflix at the moment. Here are some comments from fans regarding the cancellation:
Netflix’s model is completely broken, so shows there have to either be very cheap to produce or become a Stranger Things-level cultural phenomenon; It will be canceled.
— RomaKong (@RomaKong) March 2, 2024
Netflix renews some trash shows but cancels some great ones. Because you’d expect to get HBO’s Game of Thrones ratings every week for 14 weeks in a row, even though the great show releases all episodes on the same day. So they blame ratings and budget.Previously ran for 3 seasons
— Brian (@Spcbll_1) March 2, 2024
Netflix is like a library with so much content, but every book has the last few chapters cut out.
— Garrett (@amazing_garrett) March 3, 2024
I’m so angry about this. Brothers Sun was very good!!
— Jason Marcus (@TheJasonMarcus) March 2, 2024
How can a show be both a top 10 show and a low performer? Does that mean that outside the top three, performance is poor?
— Angelo Wenzler (@meneer_pastoor) March 2, 2024
brothers son Co-created by Glee‘ Brad Falchuk and newcomer Byron Wu. Netflix has also recently canceled a number of other titles for season two. erased Despite spending a respectable six weeks in Netflix’s top 10, it was dropped after one season. Shockingly, it peaked at number one in its second week.
Even if all hope is gone, fans can still stream brothers son On Netflix.
