The River
Having already pursue the notion of upraise the recently canceled sci - fi seriesTerra Nova , and entering into talks with 20th Century Fox Television , Netflix is now hop to do the same with the establish - footage revulsion seriesThe Riverfrom ABC .
After airing its 8th ( and possibly final ) installment in the beginning this week , The Rivermanaged 3.99 million viewer , which give the series ' already low numbers , does not prefigure well for a second time of year – at least not with ABC , at any rate . In what is being described as " explorative talks , " Netflix has look into the feasibleness of bringingThe Riverto its customers - fundamentally beating ABC to the punch in announcing the series ' cancellation .
Despite the depleted ratings , Netflix remains concerned inThe Riverand the aforementionedTerra Novapartially because the programs are more serialized in nature - an prospect the companionship surmises will solve well with the kind of service they provide . moreover , the Book of Numbers on first - rill airing is n’t necessarily a concern for subscription - based services like Netflix or HBO ( the net Netflix is aiming to emulate ) , rather it is the accumulative screening that pile up over a certain amount of time which are of sake to the company .
make that Netflix does n’t ( yet ) adhere to a set schedule of when new programming will air , instead bring out content to be use up at the discretion of the viewer ( as in the case ofLilyhammer ) , the potential audience for a show likeThe River , Terra Novaor even the extremely anticipatedArrested Developmentcould be any of the service ’s 23 million reader , over a sealed amount of prison term ( i.e. weeks , months , twelvemonth ) .
Though not formally canceled by ABC , the termination ofThe Riverwould not be considered a surprisal by anyone . And while it may seem slightly uncivilised of Netflix to determine the viability of the property through its serve before such a decision has been handed down , the other move may be to keep the cast from jumping ship . late , despite the possibleness that his program could be given Modern life on Netflix , Terra Novastar Jason O’Mara opted to leave the sci - fi programme and take a stick out role in the upcoming CBS period dramaRalph Lamb , alongside Dennis Quaid , Carrie - Anne Moss and Michael Chiklis .
What that mean for the viability of more seasons ofTerra Nova , orNetflix ’s interest in the serieshas yet to be learn . But perhaps the sudden move served as a call for Netflix to expedite such acquisition transactions prior to the announcement of cancellation .
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Screen Rant will keep you post on the position ofThe River , and any news of its future on Netflix , as information is made available .
Source : Deadline
