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The only silver lining is that being part of a canceled project doesn’t mean all the creative teams have to stop working. They can keep coming up with unique stories and hope somebody bites. That’s certainly how it’s working out for one filmmaking duo that is working on a major project for one of Netflix’s biggest competitors. From the sound of it, this new venture will follow in the footsteps of their previous one, which will hopefully breathe new life into a canceled show that deserves as many eyeballs on it as possible.
Netflix Canceled One of the Best Comedy Series in Recent Memory
It’s no secret that true crime shows and documentaries have been all the rage in recent years. Recently, the haunting The Perfect Neighbor hit Netflix’s top 10, and it seems people can’t get enough of a story about a major crime happening in what should be a relatively peaceful area. Well, back in 2017, Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda dropped their spoof of shows like Making a Murderer called American Vandal. The premise was simple: a group of kids would document a minor crime in their background as if it were something far more nefarious.
The first season was a smash hit, with critics and fans alike adoring its meta humor and a standout performance from Jimmy Tatro. Season 2 took an even bigger swing by sending the team to a Catholic high school, where someone put laxatives in the lemonade during lunch. With a story like that, American Vandal‘s sophomore outing could’ve easily gone off the rails and paved the way for cancellation, but it struck a nice balance between potty humor and social commentary. Unfortunately, despite earning 98% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer and being nominated for an Emmy, American Vandal was two-and-done. That’s not the end of the story, though, as Perrault and Yacenda are back in a big way.
