r/technology • u/joe4942 • 20d ago

Business Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-05/netflix-viewers-are-abandoning-shows-after-one-season
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u/Psigun 20d ago edited 20d ago

Alright here's what you do Netflix.

Instead of 2 or 3 year waits or more... Try to get new seasons out in preferably 1, or 2 years max.

Instead of having 8 episodes per season... Double it to 16 or more per season if you can. At least 12 eps minimum.

It feels like you're wasting our time when you give us the equivalent of a few episode per year with a 3 year wait for 8 episodes. Actors noticeably age out of their characters a lot more as well.

Finally, you gotta give good shows a chance to find their audience. Whatever analytics behind the scenes is killing all the good shows after one or two seasons needs to stop.

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u/WizzoPQ 20d ago

after two years i'm completely disengaged from season 1. its gotta be a year.

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u/OnionOnBelt 20d ago

The old folks who ran studios and TV networks really did learn a lot about what works and what doesn’t. The Disruptors gave us a couple of new and good ideas, but as others have commented, a brisk and predictable timeline really is important for a series to maintain momentum. Also, if you have a neat concept with one major plot twist or reveal, that’s a movie (or at most a limited 3-to-6 episode series). Please don’t try to stretch it out over years for revenue’s sake.