• @reddig33@lemmy.world
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    171 year ago

    "But it’s a very expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we didn’t attract enough of an audience to justify such an investment [for season three].

    It’s like Netflix has never heard of a “loss leader”. People don’t pay exorbitant subscription fees to watch the latest Project Runway knock off show.

    I also find it difficult to believe it’s more expensive than the average TV drama, considering Fincher already has a development deal with the network.

    • @habanhero@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      It’s like Netflix has never heard of a “loss leader”. People don’t pay exorbitant subscription fees to watch the latest Project Runway knock off show.

      Netflix is notorious for spending a metric fuckton of money to the point that a great deal of their shows are “loss leaders” (and usually followed by prompt cancellation). The “Project Runway” comparison is irrelevant - although Netflix has plenty of trash reality shows, by no means that’s all they do.

      I also find it difficult to believe it’s more expensive than the average TV drama, considering Fincher already has a development deal with the network.

      I don’t have a good sense whether Mindhunters would be expensive or not, but my anecdotal experience says it’s not a mainstream show. It’s just not the hits like Stranger Things, Wednesday or perhaps the One Piece that Netflix needs to survive. 1899 is another victim of the Netflix gambles - an extremely stylish and intricate show that died a premature death, even though it launched to great reception.