Netflix announced Monday that it has canceled 'Stranger Things: Hawkins,' the spinoff series set in the original show's fictional Indiana town, after just one season. The decision comes despite moderate viewership numbers, with the streamer citing creative differences with the showrunners as the primary reason for the cancellation.
The spinoff, which premiered in January, followed a new group of teenagers encountering supernatural phenomena in Hawkins during the 1990s. While the show received mixed reviews from critics, it maintained a loyal audience and ranked in Netflix's top 10 for six consecutive weeks.
Original 'Stranger Things' creators Matt and Ross Duffer released a statement expressing disappointment but confirming they remain in a broader development deal with Netflix. Fans of the franchise took to social media to voice frustration, with a petition to save the show gathering over 200,000 signatures within hours of the announcement.
