Netflix is notorious for many things, but one of the better ones is its commitment to rescuing TV shows from the brink of death. Every time a show with a moderate yet sizable following gets canceled by one of the more traditional networks (TV channels, remember those??) Netflix seems to be waiting in the wings, ready to swoop in and snatch the show from the jaws of oblivion for at least one more season.
Sometimes, the gamble works, and Netflix gains yet another original program that delivers the kind of viewership the higher ups hoped for when they chose to see if viewers would follow their fav from cable to streaming, if perhaps a streaming app would be the better fit for a riskier type of program. This isn’t specific to genre: Sure, there are a bunch of sci-fi and fantasy shows that ha