2023 brought many amazing shows our way, but we also had to say goodbye to many fan favorites that were abruptly canceled. From Hulu’s historical satire The Great to Paramount’s iCarly revival, here are five shocking TV cancelations that left everyone puzzled.
1899
Netflix canceled more shows than we can count throughout 2023, and they delivered one of the biggest shockers back in January when the mind-bending sci-fi series 1899 was axed after ending on a major cliffhanger.
iCarly
Speaking of cliffhangers, the Paramount+ revival of iCarly ended in a similar fashion. Fans of the show were heartbroken about its ending, especially after the final episode teased the appearance of Spencer and Carly’s long-absent mother.
How I Met Your Father
Speaking of TV parents that we never got to meet, Hilary Duff’s character in this How I Met Your Mother spin-off never got to tell her kids who their father was.
The Great
It’s not a huge shocker to see TV shows canceled due to low viewership and lack of critical acclaim, but TV experts were pretty puzzled when Hulu decided to ax their award-winning series The Great, led by Emmy nominees Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult.
Willow
The cancelation of Willow wasn’t as much of a shocker as Disney’s decision to remove it from streaming services, starting a polarizing cost-cutting new trend that many streamers embraced since.
