Netflix drama is axed despite 11 million views over a weekend

A hit Netflix drama starring legendary actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been suddenly axed by the streaming platform. The action comedy titled Fubar is the Hollywood actor's first move into the world of TV. The first season of Fubar saw 11million people watch the TV show over a weekend in May 2023.

But the second season only garnered 2.2million views, which, according to Deadline, is reportedly the reason for it being axed. In a bid to promote the TV series, Arnold, best known as Arnie among his fans, announced his latest project in 2021.

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At the time he told fans: "Fans from all over the world have been asking me for a wild ride like this for years, and now they’re finally going to get it because of our great partners at Skydance and Netflix."

He added: "I am beyond pumped to start work on the show with [creator] Nick [Santora] and Monica and the whole team."

Arnold plays a CIA operator named Luke Brunner and Monica Barbaro plays his daughter. The series shows the pair solving their "high stakes missions" while dealing with their "awkward family dynamics."

Ahead of the second season, fans expressed concern for the show as its return was less than impressive. Taking to X one fan wrote: "Season 2 of FUBAR was full of action and found family but felt underwhelming in prioritising messy love triangles over character growth."

Another said: "[Netflix] keep increasing prices and refusing to give shows that people love a last season. I am going to FINALLY cancel Netflix if Fubar doesn’t get a 3rd season."

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And on Rotten Tomatoes, one user penned: "The first season wasn’t this bad. The acting is horrible, the direction is awful, the story is ridiculous and the dialogue dreadful. "

They continued: "The premise is stupid and then it went downhill from there. There were times I literally cringed."

But in order to balance the negative comments, one person wrote that it was "quirky but brilliant" and went on to say it was "terrific fun."

A second added: "Just finished Fubar S2. This show is just great. A bit slap stick, but clever and just fun. Stand out performances from absolutely every cast member, my fav from Andy Buckley he was hilarious. "

They added: "Hope of hopes there’s a S3. Schwarzenegger more please!"

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