Warrior and 5 other genre shows in danger of getting canceled in 2024

5. For All Mankind season 5 (Apple TV+)

The fourth season of Apple TV+’s alternate history show For All Mankind is airing right now, and it’s as solid as ever. What would the world be like, the show asks, if the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union never stopped? Well, apparently we’d have a colony on Mars by the early 2000s. See what we missed?

For All Mankind has been dependably chugging along for years now. It’s hard to know how popular it is, because streaming services don’t usually share their data, but I do know that the show isn’t widely talked about online. It absolutely has fans, but it’s not a household name.

I also know that it’s an expensive show to make; imagining and creating the surface of Mars and the shapeships it takes to get us there isn’t cheap, nor are the high-quality actors and crew members who bring these stories to life. Given that Apple TV+ has renewed For All Mankind every year despite relatively quiet buzz, there’s no concrete reasons to believe they won’t do it again for season 5…and yet I can’t help but wonder if Apple might finally decide the show is costing more than it pays out.

By and large, Apple TV+ has been committed to its TV series, renewing them regardless of whether they’re number one in the ratings. But I’ll rest easier when I have an official renewal announcement.

6. Severance season 2 (Apple TV+)

Speaking of Apple TV+, Severance was a big hit when it aired in 2022, a twisty sci-fi thriller with an intriguing premise: what if there was an office where the employees couldn’t remember what they’d done at work after they clocked out for the day, nor remember anything about their lives outside the office when were at work? The show mined this premise for all the moody mystery is was worth, and ended things on a cliffhanger that had fans salivating for more.

And they’ll very likely get it: Apple TV+ confirmed that Severance was renewed not long after the first season ended, and work began on season 2. However, there were problems. Puck reports that episodes went over-budget, there were problems with the scripts, and that showrunners Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman weren’t speaking to each other. All of this delayed production, and this was before the writers and actors strikes slowed things down even further.

I still think we’ll see another season of Severance — Apple TV+ has enough at stake here to push through — but given all of its issues, there’s an outside chance that it could collapse from the inside. We’ll hope for the best, for Severance and all the other shows on this list.