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The semi-annual January-June 2026 What We Watched Netflix viewership study released Thursday featured 2 scripted bid successful nan Top 20 which are still waiting to perceive their fate, newcomer Man On Fire at No.8 pinch 40.4 cardinal views and Season 3 of XO, Kitty astatine No.16 pinch 29.3M.
The action play starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II amassed its tally complete 2 months, from its April 30 merchandise done June 30; nan To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before spinoff bid starring Anna Cathcart did it complete 3 months, pursuing its April 2 premiere.
There is small uncertainty complete nan destiny of different April release, Season 2 of Tom Segura’s acheronian drama Bad Thoughts, which managed conscionable 3M views to rank No. 830 successful nan report.
The hold successful nan determination for XO, Kitty is particularly notable arsenic nan YA drama had been enjoying speedy renewals, pinch nan Season 2 and Season 3 pickups some coming little than a period aft nan erstwhile play had been released.
Three and a half months aft nan Season 3 debut, nan early of nan show, produced by Awesomeness, now portion of Paramount Television Studios, remains uncertain.
There person been affirmative signs. I perceive PTVS has extended Netflix’s option, giving nan streamer much clip to make a renewal decision, pinch a movie to wrap up Kitty’s (Cathcart) communicative aliases a 4th play — successful nan aforesaid aliases caller mounting for Kitty — among nan options considered. Additionally, nan workplace has extended nan cast’s options, keeping nan actors disposable should Netflix spell for more.
The ongoing conversations are believed to beryllium creative. There had been chatter that bid creator Jenny Han, writer of nan To All nan Boys I’ve Loved Before book trilogy, whitethorn beryllium leaning toward a three-season-run for XO, Kitty similar to her deed Prime Video bid The Summer I Turned Pretty and nan three-movie format of To All nan Boys.
A movie finale for XO, Kitty would besides reflector TSITP, which is tying up stories pinch a movie followup. (Netflix is doing nan aforesaid pinch different YA title, Heartstopper, besides aft 3 seasons.)
Season 3 of XO, Kitty ended pinch Kitty reconciling pinch enemy-turned-friend-turned-love liking Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) and some heading to nan U.S. for him to meet her dad. In an question and reply pinch Deadline pursuing nan Season 3 release, XO, Kitty‘s most caller showrunner Valentina Garza would not reside a imaginable 4th play but indicated that nan Season 3 arc of To All nan Boys prima Lana Condor, who reprised her domiciled arsenic Kitty’s older sister Lara Jean, made nan spinoff “complete.”
“It felt really breathtaking for these 2 worlds to intersect — nan To All nan Boys world pinch Lara Jean and Min Ho’s world,” she said. “It would not person felt really complete, I think, if Laura Jean had been location and ne'er really intersected pinch Min Ho, who is really what each of this was each about.”
Amid declining ratings for galore of Netflix’s returning series, XO, Kitty has held up well, pinch its 3rd play opening to 12.9 cardinal views, not acold disconnected its Season 2 motorboat week transportation of 14.2M views.
The uncertainty complete Man On Fire is somewhat puzzling fixed its performance. The series, loosely based connected nan caller by A. J. Quinnell, spent 5 weeks successful Netflix’s Top 10 for English series, nan first 2 astatine No.1. Yet location had been chatter than nan show, from New Regency and Chernin Entertainment, whitethorn not continue. Discussions continue, pinch a last determination TBD.
There are 2 different caller scripted bid listed arsenic “Season 1″s, not constricted series, connected What We Watched, Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (#20, 28.6M) and Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (#48, 20.3M). Netflix has designated some arsenic constricted series, meaning that they will enactment pinch their original installments.
