‘The Peripheral’ Canceled at Amazon Despite Season 2 Renewal
variety.com
“The Peripheral” has been canceled at Amazon’s Prime Video, Variety has learned. The news comes despite the fact that Amazon renewed the show for a second season back in February.…

I’m amazed season two wasn’t already finished before the strike. The last episode aired in 2022. What were they doing all year?

    • Takatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      My gripe isn’t really with vapid, simplistic TV shows; you can just choose not to watch that. It’s that the current model of streaming services funding production seems to kill anything that doesn’t fit that mold.

      • EGG_CREAM@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        Fair enough, I feel like that’s especially true for Netflix right now, in my opinion. I’m really enjoying some of the Apple TV shows right now, like Silo and Severance, that are a bit “meatier,” intellectually speaking.