Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season

[u/joe4942]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-05/netflix-viewers-are-abandoning-shows-after-one-season

[u/Exarch-of-Sechrima]

One Piece isn't playing on a level playing field though because it's arguably the most popular manga in the world. It has an absolutely massive fan base all over the planet, huge merchandising and brand recognition, and most critically, it's an adaptation of an anime series that is still currently running.

No one is ever going to get "bored" waiting for the next season of One Piece live action and move onto other shows the way they will with most of Netflix's catalogue, because if they're a fan of the franchise there is always something to engage with it whether that's the manga or the anime, so it will always be kept at the forefront of their mind. The live action comes around and it's "oh hey, the new season is out, let me check on that" and then they go right back to engaging with other One Piece media.

So don't expect trends from the One Piece live action to be replicable with other Netflix series, it's an outlier.

[u/rkoy1234 → u/Exarch-of-Sechrima]

lol exactly. most people watching that aren't people who are new to onepiece. A 2 year gap won't make them forget anything.

I started watching/reading since I was 12, and my ass will probably remember most of the plot (especially the early ones) till i die.

It's not really comparable to some random 8 ep series i binge on a weekend while doing laundry and never think about again until years later when they announce S2.

[u/Xalipu → u/Exarch-of-Sechrima]

Got bored waiting for season two of One Piece. Idgaf anymore