Netflix has opted to pull the plug onLockwood & Co.
PerVariety , the show from Attack the Block directorJoe Cornishwon’t be returning for a second season . Based on the popular YA series from Jonathan Stroud The serial premieredback in Januaryand star Ruby Stokes , Ali Hadji - Heshmati , and Cameron Chapman as a deuce-ace of teenage supernatural investigators . Along with score upstanding revue , it appeared to be quite popular . It stayed in Netflix’sglobal Top 10list for most a full calendar month , and garnered a reported 79.91 million minute worth of viewership . But according to the release , those numbers were n’t enough to greenlight a soph season , even as Netflix was say to be “ very pleased ” with how the show turned out .
Production company Complete Fiction ( founded by Cornish , Edgar Wright , and Rachael Prior ) released a statement further the cancellation . “ Being trusted by the supremely talented Jonathan Stroud to adapt his outstanding serial publication of books was an honour and a exclusive right , ” reads the statement . “ Making this show was one of the most rewarding experiences of our careers and we will forever treasure it . ”
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The statement concludes with a shout out to the show ’s audience , aka Lock Nation : “ You really have been the greatest . We can not thank you enough for how much you have embraced , celebrated and loved the show . [ … ] This might be the remainder of the personal line of credit for the TV show , but the books live on , as do the friendly relationship made . We boost you to embrace both . ”
Likewise , Stroudtook to Instagram to call the show “ an perfectly brilliant show Complete Fiction and Netflix have made . And not just glorious , but well - loved worldwide . ” cite its sentence on the streamer ’s global Top 10 , he cheekily called the show ’s performance “ not bad for a little start - up federal agency . ” He terminate his post by thanking the show ’s hearing , thanking them “ so much for your love , unselfishness and dedication . ”
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Netflix cancellation arenothing newfangled , and Lockwood & Co. follow a string of cancellations in late workweek . Whether it ’s due to the Writers Strike or low viewer number , shows likeNational Treasure : Edge of History , The Winchesters , andFantasy Islandhave had their stopper pulled . While some of these cardinal creatives ( like The Winchesters’Jensen Ackles ) are work to move their show elsewhere , others do not have the power to do so , and move on once the decision is made .
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