the popular series Warrior Nun, canceled by Netflix at the end of 2022 after two seasons, will return in epic mode. This was announced by Simon Barry, creator and showrunner of this drama and fantasy show, last Tuesday through Twitter. In his publication, the Canadian recognized the effort of all the fans who moved heaven, earth and sea in order to support and save that title acclaimed by the public and critics; a passionate task that has apparently paid off and will give his followers what they so longed for.
“Today I am happy to officially report that thanks to your combined voices, your passion and your incredible efforts, Warrior Nun It will return and it will be more epic than you can imagine.. More details are to come! Soon! Thank you!” Barry wrote in his tweet.
For now, it is not clear which platform of streaming would have adopted the project canceled by Netflix, or if the red “N” itself recognized its mistake and has secretly chosen to resume it. Nor do we know if the announced return of Warrior Nun it will mean a third season or perhaps a movie that simply helps tie up the loose ends and gives its characters a worthy ending.
Based on Warrior Nun Areala, a comic book character created by Ben Gunn in the 90s, this series live action follows the story of Ava Silva (Alba Baptista), a 19-year-old woman who, with the help of a divine artifact, is brought back to life and must join an ancient order of warrior nuns who are tasked with fighting the demons that inhabit the Land. The first season premiered on July 2, 2020 on Netflix; the second, on November 10, 2022, a month before the platform decided to cancel it.
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In January 2023, Simon Barry declared to NME that Netflix’s reason for suspending a potential third season of Warrior Nun it was that fewer people saw the second batch of episodes, compared to the first; hence the series did not meet “the internal standard of what is worth renewing.” Either way, various reports indicate that the second season — which boasts a 100% certification on Rotten Tomatoes — managed to stay in Netflix’s global Top 10 for three weeks.
After the cancellation of the series was announced, its fans immediately promoted the hashtag #SaveWarriorNun on Twitter, which in one month, was tweeted more than 5 million times; There were even users who, through the hashtag #CancelNetflix, shared screenshots of how they unsubscribed (via Times). A campaign in change.org gathered until this week more than 123 thousand signatures to bring back Warrior Nun.
Likewise, Netflix’s decision was highly criticized for adding to a wave of cancellations around projects that involved LGBT characters, stories or themes. Previously, the red “N” had already canceled other shows of that nature, with a solid fan basefor example GLOW, First Kill, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Uncoupled and Fate: The Winx Saga.
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