Netflix's '1899' mysteriously cancelled after just one season

1899 was canned after a single season.

The series from the team behind Dark will not be renewed for a second season.

We have to tell you that 1899 won't be renewed. We wanted to finish this journey with a second and third season like we did with Dark. Things don't turn out as you planned The co-signed statement said that it was life.

Millions of fans will be disappointed by this. We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of the adventure. We are very fond of you. Always remember.

Set 13 years before the Titanic's doomed voyage, the eight-episode series introduced a collection of eclectic characters on a steamship. Investigating a mysterious signal from another ship, Prometheus, which had been missing for months, the ship's crew and passengers are drawn into a nightmare journey that discombobs time and logic. Plans for Seasons 2 and 3 had been made public.

The cast were all truly devastated by the decision not to move forward with the second and third season.

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The streaming service has not yet commented on the non-renewal. It's not clear exactly why the series has been canceled, though it's especially curious considering the overwhelming popularity of the show. In December of last year, the company said that 1899 had racked up 87.9 million hours of viewing.

It's possible that 1899's cancellation has something to do with costs, as you can see in the special Making 1899. Since price hikes saw subscribers bailing by the bucketload, the service has pinched pennies. The company is spending $17 billion on content in the next five years.

The fans of the show have started a petition to save it.

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