‘American Vandal’ Canceled By Netflix, But It Could Find Life Elsewhere
A true crime has been committed byNetflix. The streaming giant has canceled the critically acclaimed mockumentary seriesAmerican Vandalafter two seasons. But things aren’t looking completely shitty for the hilarious high school-set satire of the true crime genre. ThoughAmerican Vandalmay be canceled at Netflix, the series could potentially be picked up by another platform.
Varietyreports that, after two seasons,American Vandalhas been canceled at Netflix. In a statement released by the streaming service following the cancellation, Netflix said:
However, reports suggest thatAmerican Vandalcould find a second life on another platform. A source told Variety that “other platforms have expressed interest in continuing the series.” That would be a first for a Netflix series, especially after the platform has become known for picking up series that would not get greenlit elsewhere. But Netflix has been on something of a cancellation spree recently, likely in anticipation of competition fromnew emerging streaming servicesand the services' glut of new titles pushing Netflix to prioritize in-house productions. Variety notes thatAmerican Vandalwas produced for Netflix by an outside studio, which could have led to Netflix’s cancellation as the service increasingly looks to produce projects in-house for control of global rights.
So where else couldAmerican Vandalgo? There are the possibilities of Netflix’s biggest rivals: Hulu and Amazon, or even Apple as the latterlooks to build its catalogueahead of its launch. Maybe Funny or Die could save it, as it is one of the production companies behind the mockumentary series.
Whatever the case, I hope that this isn’t the end for the supremely funny, surprisingly perceptive series. Created byTony YacendaandDan Perraultand starringTyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, Jimmy Tatro, Melvin Gregg,andTravis Tope,American Vandalstarted off with the premise of a one-offSNLskit (who drew the dicks?!) sending up the popularity of true-crime docuseries like Netflix’s ownMaking a Murderer, and gradually proved to be one of the most incisive and emotional depictions of the high school experience.13 Reasons Whywishes it could be this show.
