‘XO, Kitty’ & ‘Man On Fire’ Still In Limbo After Making Top 20 In Netflix’s Semi-Annual Report; Wrap-Up Movie Among Possible Options For YA Comedy
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- XO, Kitty Season 3 ranked No. 16 in Netflix's January-June 2026 What We Watched report with 29.3M views, but 3.5 months after its April 2 premiere, the YA comedy still has no renewal or cancellation despite previous seasons being picked up within weeks
- Man On Fire landed at No. 8 with 40.4M views over two months, spending five weeks in Netflix's Top 10 (first two at No. 1), yet chatter persists the Yahya Abdul-Mateen II action drama may not continue
- Paramount Television Studios extended Netflix's option on XO, Kitty along with the cast's options, with a wrap-up movie or a fourth season in a new setting among the scenarios being discussed
- Bad Thoughts Season 2 amassed just 3M views, ranking No. 830 — a stark contrast to the Top 20 performers and leaving little doubt about its fate
- XO, Kitty Season 3 opened to 12.9M views, nearly matching Season 2's 14.2M launch week, holding up well amid broadly declining ratings for Netflix's returning series
- Series creator Jenny Han is said to be leaning toward a three-season run for XO, Kitty, mirroring the format of her Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty and the To All the Boys film trilogy
- Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (#20, 28.6M) and Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (#48, 20.3M) are both designated limited series by Netflix and will not return despite being listed as Season 1s
Why it matters: Netflix has historically used the What We Watched report to justify decisions, but leaving two Top 20 performers in limbo for months — while a No. 830 show gets an easy pass — signals that viewership totals alone no longer drive renewals. For PTVS and the XO, Kitty cast, an extended option window preserves flexibility but leaves a 29.3M-view series hanging, and a wrap-up movie would echo Netflix's Heartstopper finale strategy for its YA slate.
