If you’ve been following the news with Netflix the past week, you may have witnessed an interesting trend. That being the cancellation of shows that seemed virtually uncancelable (is that a word? Let’s pretend it is). Namely Iron Fist and Luke Cage. So, it comes as a happy surprise, that a show from a creator who is familiar with cancellation, see’s his show saved. Disenchantment has officially been renewed for a second season.
The next order of 20 episodes is set to roll out in both 2020 and 2021. If that seems odd at all, it’s an intriguing strategy Netflix has been playing around with recently. Both The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Queer Eye have adopted the format, as well as a few other shows. It seems to help replicate the sense of a “mid-season” finale, as seen on traditional cable. As if the streaming giant was hurting in terms of viewers. Disenchantment itself has only aired 10 episodes of season one, with the rest set to premiere in 2019.
The show, created by Matt Groening (Futurama) and developed by Josh Weinstein (Mission Hill) was met with a fair share of skepticism upon initial release. Admittedly, the first couple episodes are a bit rough, as things attempt to find a footing. Yet, the latter half really gels, as serialized story telling is more to the forefront. Not to mention a few startling twists and turns, along the way. The last few minutes of episode 10 see Disenchantment moving in a whole new direction. If it can keep the course, is the big question.
While so many are quick to point out the success of Netflix’s live-action original programming, the animated slate is nothing to scoff at. Along with Disenchantment, the service has Nick Krill’s Big Mouth, Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters and of course BoJack Horseman. They’re even shoring up their future, with several projects in the works.
What do you all think? Are you excited for more adventures with Bean, Luci and the rest of the gang? Do you think any big changes are in store for the next 10 episodes? Is “you know who” really dead? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll be sure to run a full review of the first season, once it has all be released.
