Netflix pulls the plug on another fan-favorite.
Well, Netflix has done it again. As the streaming service continues to greenlight more and more shows, unfortunately, many of them don't make it past a second season. The latest victim of Netflix's brutal profit margins is Gentefied. Gentefied is a sitcom-length, Latinx dramedy, that follows three Mexican-American cousins trying to find a balance between chasing the American dream and protecting their neighborhood and culture from gentrification.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The series starred Karrie Martin, Joaquín Cosio, Joseph Julian Soria, Carlos Santos, Laura Patalano, and Alma Martinez, alongside Season 2 additions Melinna Bobadilla, Manuel Uriza, Ivana Rojas, and Clarissa Thibeaux. The second season of Gentefied covered topics like deportation, fatherhood, and trying to survive in a world that continually puts up borders while still centering around trying to save the ensemble's favorite taco shop, Mama Fina's.
Netflix has an unfortunate history of developing series that give voice to minorities, getting praise for the representation, and then canceling the series. Sure, you could call it savvy business practice, but it's also difficult to watch it happen to shows like Gentefied, and notably, One Day At A Time. At some point canceling every show that doesn't make it into the top ten algorithm is going to backfire.
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