The strikes by SAG-AFTRA and the WGA have led major streaming services to make rash decisions about the future of their shows.
Programs that were in limbo after the mild success of earlier installments are now in danger of being canceled entirely, as there’s no telling when productions may be up and running once more.
While it’s necessary for services like Prime Video to prioritize the content that they release, it doesn’t give shows the capacity to grow naturally; there are countless all-time great series that had significant quality jumps in their second seasons.
Unfortunately, Prime Video’s high profile science fiction series The Peripheral is the latest victim of these conflicts.
Despite promises made by Amazon Studios’ Head of Television, Vernon Sanders, last December, The Peripheral’s second season has been officially canceled.
The Peripheral’s first season may not have been a classic, but there…
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