10 Big TV Shows That Were Cancelled This Year (And Why)
9. Orange Is The New Black
2018 was the end of an era for Netflix. Their original Original Series, House of Cards, came to an end with its sixth season - an ending enforced, in part, by the allegations against Kevin Spacey - and they also announced that another of their stalwarts is coming to an end.
Orange Is The New Black, which debuted in 2013 just a few months after House of Cards, has long been one of Netflix's most successful shows. Even without proper ratings, it's often been among the most binge-watched series of any given year, and 2018 was no exception. Creatively, however, it has been coming towards an end for a while.
Netflix gave the series a massive show of faith back in 2016, when they renewed it for Seasons 5, 6, and 7, but now they've announced that it won't be getting another renewal, and Season 7 will be its last when it airs next year. The show has shown signs of a decline in the last couple of years - especially Season 5 - and it's better for Netflix to end things now, rather than completely running it into the ground. They also have a huge deal with its creator, Jenji Kohan, and the cancellation still allows the show to go out on a high and for new, fresher series to take its place.