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Despite hashtags and cult following, Netflix definitely isn’t bringing back Sense8

Yes, Netflix knows you wanted it to #RenewSense8.

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When Netflix canceled Sense8 earlier this month, fans of the sci-fi drama that was filled with a diverse, LGTBQ-friendly cast were pissed.

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Though the #RenewSense8 hashtag continued even after Netflix’s announcement, it won’t be enough to flip the streaming service’s decision. That’s according to the Sense8 Facebook page anyway.

https://www.facebook.com/Sense8TV/posts/660097050849918

The primary reason for the show’s cancellation was because it was simply too expensive. Though the show’s followers were zealous, there apparently weren’t enough of them to justify paying $9 million per episode.

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“The audience was very passionate, but not large enough to support the economics of something that big, even on our platform,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said Saturday, via the Hollywood Reporter.

H/T Slate

 
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