--- title: Fans Protest Netflix's Cancellation of 'Warrior Nun' description: The show joins a whole host of recent shows scrapped by Netflix, many of which involved queer characters, relationships, or storylines. canonical: https://time.com/6247849/warrior-nun-netflix-canceled/ author: Laura Zornosa article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-01-17T22:23:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T15:17:47.644Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Why Netflix's Cancellation of 'Warrior Nun' Sparked Widespread Protests og:description: The show joins a whole host of recent shows scrapped by Netflix, many of which involved queer storylines og:url: https://time.com/6247849/warrior-nun-netflix-canceled/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b45989083f8b865/698a3984d07533227ee6dab1/warrior-nun.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Warrior Nun og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why Netflix's Cancellation of 'Warrior Nun' Sparked Widespread Protests twitter:description: The show joins a whole host of recent shows scrapped by Netflix, many of which involved queer storylines twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6b45989083f8b865/698a3984d07533227ee6dab1/warrior-nun.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why Netflix's Cancellation of _Warrior Nun_ Sparked Widespread Protests Online > Sponsored content. 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Jan 17, 2023 10:23 PM UTC In mid-December, Netflix quietly [canceled](https://deadline.com/2022/12/warrior-nun-canceled-netflix-2-seasons-1235198043/) [_Warrior Nun_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4yWWywix%5Fs), a fantasy drama series with a cult following. Based on Benn Dunn’s comic book character Warrior Nun Areala from 1993, the show follows Ava Silva (Alba Baptista) after she wakes up in a morgue with a divine artifact embedded in her back, suddenly part of an ancient order charged with fighting demons. “I’ve just found out that @netflix will not be renewing #WarriorNun,” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/SimonDavisBarry/status/1602767638740230144?s=20&t=2mkggGyv5YPLJomP184nrA) showrunner Simon Barry after the news came out. “My sincere appreciation to all the fans who worked so hard to bring awareness to this series, and for the love you showed me, the cast and the whole production team. It was a privilege to be a part of this.” The cancellation came just a month after the release of _Warrior Nun’s_ second season, which spent three weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10 TV shows. The series is one of a [growing number](https://decider.com/list/canceled-netflix-original-shows/) of original shows the streamer has scrapped early in its run (and fans would argue prematurely)—_Decider_ counts [92](https://decider.com/list/canceled-netflix-original-shows/) canceled original shows. The entertainment industry has been abuzz in recent months with news about scrapped shows. Much of that attention has been directed at HBO Max, which recently dumped a number of shows in addition to deciding not to air several that had already finished filming. **Read more**_:_ [_Why Your Favorite Show Is Leaving HBO Max_](https://time.com/6240853/hbo-max-shows-leaving/) ## **How fans have responded** _Warrior Nun’s_ dedicated fan base—which refers to itself as Nunkind or Halo Bearers—has been rallying around the show for the past month. On Tuesday morning, the phrase “Netflix, correct your mistake” was trending worldwide on Twitter in reference to the cancellation. #SaveWarriorNun also trended immediately following the news (it has been tweeted more than [five million](https://twitter.com/SimonDavisBarry/status/1611517530497245185?s=20&t=VN-eO7%5FsBsuREIRC0t2Eaw) times), as did #CancelNetflix, as fans shared [screenshots](https://twitter.com/BritterDD/status/1602769819941625856?s=20&t=4qS%5FOp7YYeIwdS0P8YRmDA) of their own cancellation confirmations. To date, more than 107,000 people have [signed](https://www.change.org/p/renew-warrior-nun-for-season-3) an online petition to renew the show for a third season. Their pleas have been creative, to say the least. One fan posted a [selfie](https://twitter.com/nat%5Fmahler/status/1606318690441596932?s=20&t=VN-eO7%5FsBsuREIRC0t2Eaw) with a #SaveWarriorNun sign while paragliding. Another [shared](https://twitter.com/iamchrysss1/status/1609229742888345600?s=20&t=VN-eO7%5FsBsuREIRC0t2Eaw) a selfie holding the hashtag while scuba diving. A third organized a [poetry open mic](https://twitter.com/L3Capitan/status/1611815062439706627?s=20&t=VN-eO7%5FsBsuREIRC0t2Eaw) night for the cause. And singer-songwriter Ames—whose single _Hymn For Her_ was featured in the second episode of the show—[released](https://twitter.com/mynameisames/status/1613644529474895872?s=20&t=VN-eO7%5FsBsuREIRC0t2Eaw) an instrumental version of the track “for all #nunkind.” > [](https://twitter.com/snooki/status/1602813927905173506) The second season [scored](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/warrior%5Fnun/s02) 100% from critics and 99% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, a [record-setting](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/12/14/netflixs-cancels-warrior-nun-its-highest-audience-scored-series-ever-for-reasons/?utm%5Fcampaign=forbes&utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fterm=Valerie&sh=2f3e356076f3) high for a Netflix original series. It also landed in the New York _Times’_ “50 [Best TV Shows](https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-tv-shows-netflix.html?smid=tw-share) on Netflix Right Now” and the Washington _Post’s_ “10 [Hidden TV Gems](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/30/tv-shows-you-missed-2022/) You May Have Missed”—all with “[$0 spent on promotion](https://twitter.com/SimonDavisBarry/status/1593299242436939777?s=20&t=uDH4Km13QwHPzgpOoj81Uw),” according to the showrunner. While Netflix hasn’t clarified why it chose not to renew the series, it’s possible, even [likely](https://twitter.com/judyberman/status/1615101521565483011?s=20&t=s7ku1BWxyCvWf9obWSrc3A), that the reason comes down to basic math: perhaps simply not enough eyeballs were on the show, despite the ardent devotion of those fans who did watch. (The second season’s release was sandwiched between two highly-watched shows: _Manifest_ and _Wednesday_.) Unlike with, say, a canceled network show, Netflix controls what data it chooses to release, so it can be harder to parse the logic behind these decisions. ## **Canceled Netflix shows** Aside from nuns with guns, _Warrior Nun_ is known for its sapphic central romance: that between Ava and another nun, Beatrice (Kristina Tonteri-Young.) (The pair canonically cement the relationship in the second season finale with a kiss.) The show joins a whole host of recent shows scrapped by Netflix, many of which involved [LGBTQ+ characters](https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/here-are-all-the-lgbtq-shows-that-have-been-cancelled-in-2022/), relationships, or storylines: _1899_, _First Kill_, _Fate: The Winx Saga_, _Q-Force_, _Uncoupled_, _GLOW_. The streamer has now established a history of canceling queer shows like these after a season or two—despite positive reviews and devoted fans. Those fans—as well as the [show’s creators](https://twitter.com/SimonDavisBarry/status/1602844089338466304?s=20&t=kBxErhQ-RvRF4%5Fey%5Fa4wmg)—are holding out hope that _Warrior Nun_ might be [picked up](https://www.looper.com/1149546/warrior-nun-deserves-to-find-a-new-home-why-amazon-should-be-paying-attention/?utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fcampaign=twitter) by another streamer. _One Day at a Time_, for instance, survived cancellation by being picked up by Pop, a television channel that sidestepped some of Netflix’s restrictions on how and when a show can air elsewhere. “Working on _Warrior Nun_ was a very special chapter of my life,” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/albabaptista%5F/status/1602826567817863169?s=20&t=I5APQWJXGbl0ZNj22f4pog) Baptista, the star of the show. “Thank you to the cast and crew for giving everything they had. Thank you to the fans that loved and supported us. I see you and I love you. It was all for you. 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