7 TV shows Netflix canceled even though critics loved them

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Netflix often sees little value in long-running TV shows.
This has led to some critically acclaimed series getting the boot early in their runs.
We looked at seven Netflix originals beloved by critics that were canceled.
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Netflix often doesn’t like long-running TV shows, and sometimes that means great shows get the ax early.

The streaming giant has canceled plenty of shows that upset fans, but were panned by TV critics, such as "Everything Sucks!" and "Gypsy." But it’s canceled ones that were critically acclaimed, too.

Netflix often doesn’t see the value in shows that exceed 30 total episodes (usually two to three seasons) because they become too expensive and too difficult for new viewers to jump into, Deadline reported earlier this year. That means that shows like "American Vandal," "One Day at a Time," and more have been given the boot earlier than fans, and critics, would have hoped.

We’ve rounded up seven shows that Netflix canceled that critics loved from our list of over 100 Netflix original shows, ranked from worst to best by Rotten Tomatoes critic scores.

We highlighted short-lived shows that received an average score of over 85%, and ranked them based on critic scores (we broke ties with audience scores). We excluded shows that are concluding with movies, such as "Sense8" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

Below are seven canceled Netflix shows that critics loved:

7. "Marvel’s Luke Cage" — canceled after 2 seasons

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Critic score: 89%

Audience score: 74%

Netflix description: "A hoodie-wearing, unbreakable ex-con fights to clear his name and save his neighborhood. He wasn’t looking for a fight, but the people need a hero."

What critics said: "It takes a season for Luke to find some sense of certainty, for better or for worse. The next step of his journey may be the most fascinating." — Indiewire (Season 2)

6. "Santa Clarita Diet" — canceled after 3 seasons

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Critic score: 89%

Audience score: 88%

Netflix description: "They’re ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way."

What critics said: "While Season 3 is the richest and most layered look at marriage and mortality yet, Santa Clarita Diet remains gloriously easy watching." — Collider (Season 3)

5. "Easy" — canceled after 3 seasons

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Critic score: 90%

Audience score: 82%

Netflix description: "Features eight vignettes that follow the complicated, loosely connected lives of young Chicagoans in their twenties and thirties as they tackle love, sex and self-improvement."

What critics said: "The final season fulfills the possibilities of the show’s concept, informing it with humanist fury." — Slant Magazine (Season 3)

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