Netflix is parting ways with another series.
The streamer has confirmed that The OA is done after two seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Given that four months have passed since The OA Season 2 hit the air, this should not be much of a surprise.
Netflix tends to make decisions on series when four weeks have passed since their premiere because it allegedly takes viewership in the first 28 days as a measure of success.
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"We are incredibly proud of the 16 mesmerizing chapters of The OA, and are grateful to Brit and Zal for sharing their audacious vision and for realizing it through their incredible artistry," said Netflix head of originals Cindy Holland of the decision to end the series.
"We look forward to working with them again in the future, in this and perhaps many other dimensions."
The OA was a hit with critics, with its freshman season scoring an approval rating of 77 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The sophomore run was much better received with a 92 percent rating, but the second season marks the end of the line for the series.
The streamer generally keeps quiet about viewership numbers, being selective in which series it releases data for.
If there was a big dip between seasons, then the over two-year wait from Season 1 to Season 2 could be to blame.
The OA was created and executive produced by Marling and Batmanglij. Marling appeared in both seasons as Prairie Johnson, a young woman who returns after being missing for several years.
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Despite being blind when she went missing, her vision returns when she resurfaces and is called "The OA."
Netflix has garnered a lot of heat of late for canceling its original series. When Netflix first arrived on the scene, ending series without pre-planned final seasons uncommon.
But now that Netflix has become the most popular subscription streaming platform in the world, it is making more controversial decisions than ever before.
Santa Clarita Diet and One Day at a Time were both canceled without conclusive endings, despite both garnering rave reviews from critics.
The latter was recently saved by Pop TV and will return for another season. Santa Clarita Diet, however, was less fortunate.
Still, Netflix is in the business of saving canceled shows from broadcast TV. Both Lucifer and Designated Survivor were saved following cancellations from their broadcast homes last year.
However, while Lucifer has been renewed for one additional season, Designated Survivor has been canceled once again.
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Getting a streaming series saved after cancellation is a difficult endeavor because Netflix has complicated terms which prevent series from returning from the dead.
The bad news for The OA in this scenario is that it is distributed by Netflix Studios much like Santa Clarita Diet, meaning that a revival from another network is unlikely.
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