Did Netflix’s Algorithm & Scheduling Doom ‘The Recruit’? Behind Surprise Cancellation Of Noah Centineo Series

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In recognition of Noah Centineo‘s status as one of Netflix‘s top young stars, he served as a SAG Awards Ambassador for the streamer’s January 23 awards show telecast.

Ten days later, Netflix canceled Centineo’s series, The Recruit, after two seasons. The cancellation was surprising in itself and in its swiftness; it came less than five weeks after Season 2 dropped on January 30.

While Netflix rewards breakout newcomers with quick renewals — most recently comedy Running Point earlier this week was picked up for Season 2 just seven days after its debut — the streamer usually takes awhile for its cancellation decisions, analyzing the long tail of a show’s performance before making the call.

That leaves bubble series in limbo for awhile — for instance, we are yet to learn the fates of freshman comedy No Good Deed, which debuted December.