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Fans Are Rallying to Save The OA After Its Netflix Cancellation
The trans-inclusive sci-fi series won't be returning for a third season—and fans are rightfully upset.
Fans waited nearly three years to get a second season of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's The OA after it first premiered in 2016, but it looks like the wait for a third season will now be indefinite.
According to a report from Variety, Netflix has officially cancelled the critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller.
"We are incredibly proud of the 16 mesmerizing chapters of The OA and are grateful to Brit and Zal for sharing their audacious vision and for realizing it through their incredible artistry," Netflix's vice president of original content Cindy Holland said in a statement. "We look forward to working with them again in the future, in this and perhaps many other dimensions."
The OA was a favorite amongst critics and fans and was also LGBTQ-inclusive, introducing the world to up-and-coming trans actor (and 2019 #PRIDE25 honoree) Ian Alexander.
Following the news of the show's cancellation, viewers took to Twitter to vent their frustrations, with #SaveTheOA quickly becoming a top trend.
\u201cThank you for having good honest trans rep with @ianaIexander and making him a crucial character in the story rather than just a side character used for diversity's sake. @britmarling @z_al @The_OA #savetheOA\u201d— Cayeman (@Cayeman) 1565026822
\u201cevery shitty tv show out there get renewed for multiple seasons and masterpieces like the oa get cancelled what the fuck #SaveTheOA #RenewTheOA \n\n https://t.co/UYkKnedsbD\u201d— \u064b (@\u064b) 1565023839
\u201cthe OA is seriously one of the most original pieces of television ever created. everyone i introduced it to was moved spiritually and crying within the first episode. but Netflix go and cancel it because they have no souls. big shock. #renewTheOApart3 #SaveTheOA\u201d— ash (@ash) 1565023128
None— Engage the Trade \ud83e\udee1 (@Engage the Trade \ud83e\udee1) 1565027309
\u201cnetflix: *continues to promote their most popular shows every week*\n\nnetflix: *cancels their less popular shows with amazing ratings*\n\nnetflix: it just wasn't popular enough idk why :/\n\n#SaveTheOA\u201d— dak (@dak) 1565023515
\u201cNetflix didn\u2019t promote the OA enough, an original idea executed perfectly, which gained high ratings from many critics. Instead they promote and keep advertising their most popular shows like stranger things as if nobody knows about it. #SaveTheOA #RenewTheOA\u201d— - (@-) 1565024095
\u201cNetflix, you are officially dead to me. Unconscionable twattery! #SaveTheOA\u201d— James Dyer (@James Dyer) 1565023721
\u201cFirst it was Sense 8. Then it was One Day at a Time. Now it's The OA. #RenewTheOA #SaveTheOA\u201d— Nik \ud83c\udf42\ud83d\ude0c (@Nik \ud83c\udf42\ud83d\ude0c) 1565028451
\u201c@netflix u cowards #savetheOA\u201d— viva \ud83e\udea9\ud83c\udf39 (@viva \ud83e\udea9\ud83c\udf39) 1565026849
Considering all of the outcry from fans, hopefully this isn't the last we'll be seeing of The OA...
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
