Renewals and Cancellations: 'Bridgerton,' 'Four Seasons,' 'Forever,' 'Fallout'

It’s that time of year when renewals and cancellations come in fast during the upfront presentations (which are much more low-key these days). Yesterday, Netflix dropped a lot of renewals on us. For instance, the streamer was quick to renew Four Seasons for another four seasons. I’m happy for it, mainly because it feels like comedy is making a small comeback with its success and that of The Studio (already renewed for a second season) and Nobody Wants This.

The streamer is also getting ahead of itself, renewing Bridgerton for seasons 5 and 6 ahead of its fourth season premiere, which isn’t expected to arrive until 2026. Netflix also pulled the trigger on a fourth season of Keri Russell’s delightful The Diplomat before season three had even aired. That is expected to arrive this fall. It certainly feels like Netflix is moving away from its old strategy of axing shows after their third seasons (RIP Santa Clarita Diet).

Additional Netflix renewals include Judy Blume’s Forever (which just began streaming its first season last week); Love on the Spectrum for season four; Million Dollar Listing for season two; My Life with the Walter Boys for season three ahead of its second season; and Survival of the Thickest for a third and final season.

Prime Video, meanwhile, has already renewed Fallout for a third season, although the second season is not expected until early 2026 (that season just completed filming). They also picked up another season of the UK version of LOL: Last One Laughing. I watched the UK version and enjoyed it, but for what it’s worth, Mrs. Pajiba-hyphenate liked the Irish version better and thought the Canadian version was the best of the three (it has Tom Green, Mae Martin, and Jay Baruchel).

Prime Video also picked up two more seasons of Beast Games because why not? Terrible, dystopian game show, but also really hard not to watch if you start (so don’t start!).

Finally, for what it’s worth, NBC picked up additional seasons of Zachary Quinto’s Brilliant Minds and Melissa Roxburgh’s The Hunting Party, neither of which are particularly good, but we’ll take scripted series on broadcast networks where we can. It’s tough out there for television writers on the broadcast networks, as they are increasingly dominated by sports and unscripted game shows.