Why The Irregulars Was Cancelled: What Went Wrong?
Why did Netflix cancel The Irregulars? The first installment of the mystery crime drama earned favorable reviews and season 2 was rumored to have been greenlit prior to the series premiere; yet, Netflix cancelled The Irregulars after season 1. Clearly, something went wrong in the month after the March 2021 release. Based on Netflix's history of cancellations, The Irregulars and its cast and crew may have been the victims of circumstance and unfortunate timing.
The Irregulars seemingly had massive pop-culture appeal because of its literary source material and quirky anachronisms. The storyline was inspired by the Baker Street Irregulars from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels and follows the title characters as they investigate crimes in their native London. The cases tackled by The Irregulars' star team are often violent and disturbing, in addition to quirkily supernatural.
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In Tom Bidwell's Netflix adaptation, the protagonists are hired by John Watson (Royce Pierreson) instead of his legendary partner, Sherlock Holmes (Henry Lloyd-Hughes). The Irregulars' cast of characters includes Thaddea Graham as Bea, Darci Shaw as Jessie, McKell David as Spike, Jojo Macari as Billy, and Harrison Osterfield as Prince Leopold, the Duke of Albany. After the show debuted, it was reported that The Irregulars season 2 was greenlit based on the popularity of Enola Holmes, and the critically-acclaimed series ultimately made Netflix's trending title list. Despite this, as fans now know, The Irregulars was cancelled.
Netflix officially cancelled The Irregulars on May 4, 2021, but didn't provide a specific reason. The decision came approximately six weeks after the March
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