The conversation surrounding Netflix’s recurring habit of canceling popular shows is one that stirs up plenty of emotions, but the circumstances regarding the continued existence of Manifest sticks out as a particular bone of contention among many.
Whereas the streaming service wields the axe with reckless abandon to consign dozens upon dozens of favorites from the scrapheap, the shoe was put onto the other foot when it came to the popular supernatural mystery. Having been canceled by NBC after three seasons, Netflix swooped in to secure the rights to a fourth and final season of Manifest, with the bumper 20-episode run being split across two installments.
Warrior Nun fans have been campaigning and petitioning for other streamers and networks to pick up their abandoned favorite, but it doesn’t look as though it’s going to happen, which makes it all the more cruelly ironic that when the tables are turned and Netflix acquires an exiled project, which then becomes an instant worldwide sensation.
Per FlixPatrol, the second half of Manifest‘s final season has instantly become a Top 10 hit in 80 countries around the world, which still hasn’t been enough to dislodge Arnold Schwarzenegger’s all-conquering FUBAR from the very top of the charts. As big as the series has become since making the move to Netflix, it’s still got to hurt a lot of people to watch a show canned by another company being given the opportunity to survive and thrive, all while the bigwigs staunchly refuse to acknowledge the ongoing campaigns as the casualties rack up well beyond double digits.