Netflix cancels new show Grendel partway through filming

EntertainmentStreamingNetflix cancels new show Grendel partway through filming"They were in the middle of shooting their first season and Netflix just… changed their minds.“When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

“They were in the middle of shooting their first season and Netflix just… changed their minds.”

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Netflixhas stopped production on Grendel, a new comicbook adaption TV show that was midway through filming at the streaming service.

T3 has reached out to Netflix for comment.

Grendel would have followed masked vigilante Hunter Rose, who goes to war against the criminal underworld of New York City as he looks to avenge the death of a lost loved one. The character is also said to be a talented writer, assassin and fencer. First published in 1982, the original comicbook run was also cancelled in 1983 due to financial troubles with then publisher, Comico. It was subsequently picked up at Dark Horse.

According to the report, and comicbook writer Jay Faerber (viaTwitter), filming on the show was already underway when Netflix decided to pull the plug. While the project was not finished altogether, Deadline believes the “bulk” of Grendel’s eight episodes were completed. The project will now be offered to other streaming platforms as it looks to find a home

This business, man… They were in the middle of shooting their first season and Netflix just… changed their minds. Nothing had even aired yet. https://t.co/KZqJfNO7AxSeptember 27, 2022

Netflix hascancelled over 15 showsin one way or another in 2022 so far, withFirst Killbeing one of the latest to be scrapped, less than two months after debuting. It also confirmed thatThe Umbrella Academywould end after the upcoming fourth season airs.

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