Deserve Endings, Get Cliffhangers: How Netflix Cuts Off 'Lockwood & Co.', 'Kaos', and 3 Other Stories Without Farewell
Series without a continuation that viewers were eagerly waiting for.
Saying goodbye to a beloved series is always a little tragedy. But when a show doesn’t just end, it leaves us hanging at the most gripping moment — without resolving its main mystery or giving its characters a proper finale — that feeling in your heart isn’t just sadness, it’s abandonment. It seemed like they were taking off… and suddenly — the credits roll. No explanations. No goodbye.
Shadow and Bone — the magic that was blown away
Many had high hopes for Shadow and Bone: fans of Leigh Bardugo’s books and newcomers charmed by screen Aline Starkov. The second season became more spectacular, darker, bolder. But just as a new twist appeared — mysterious, intriguing, promising a full-scale war — Netflix pulled the plug. Even the books can’t help now: the show diverged, and the story’s conclusion exists in a parallel reality that no longer exists.
Warrior Nun — a bell tolling for nothing
Oh, how we awaited its return! Season two teased so much — love, light, victory. And then silence. Even the promise of a movie feels like a torn letter carried away by the wind. Warrior Nun wasn’t perfect, but it believed in its audience. And we believed in it.
Kaos — a postmodern god-comedy abandoned
Greek mythology, Jeff Goldblum, postmodern humor — it seemed that Kaos could have been something truly fresh. But the first season was just getting started when doors began closing behind the scenes. The finale posed big questions, but the answers — alas — are left to our imagination. In true ancient Greek tragedy fashion.
Lockwood & Co. — ghost-hunting agents without closure
Cozy, youthful, drenched in London atmosphere. It had hints of Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes, and it felt like the real journey had only just begun. But fate decided otherwise. Sure, the books may fill in gaps, but the show’s own magic — its tone and charm — are irreplaceable.
Cursed — the knights who never returned
Nimue, the sword, destiny — it was all grandly staged. And yet — one season was enough for Netflix to say, 'Thank you, that’s enough.' In the finale, the heroine falls into the water. Will she be saved? We will never know. We can only imagine that she somehow made it — and lives on in our memories.
When fantasy is shut down prematurely, it feels like a story cut off mid-sentence. And without an ending, even magic becomes melancholy.
