Shock as Netflix axes popular Australian drama series despite global popularity
Netflix has confirmed that popular Australian teen drama Heartbreak High has been renewed for a third – and final – series.
The series is a contemporary update of the iconic ’90s show, and last month season two of the show racked up a whopping 2.3 million views in the week of its premiere.
However, on Friday, a Netflix representative said that while the show would return for a third season, it would also be the final season.
“Renewing Heartbreak High for its final season is a major point of pride for us at Netflix,” said Que Minh Luu, director of content at ANZ.
“It’s been a pleasure working with the supremely creative minds behind our favorite Aussie Young Adult show and bringing our stories, culture and jokes to all the fans here at home and around the world. Now we’ll see what happens next!’
Netflix has confirmed that popular Australian teen drama Heartbreak High has been renewed for a third – and final – series. Pictured: two cast members
The second season of the Netflix reboot of Heartbreak High was released in April and quickly became one of the ten most-watched shows in the world.
Shortly after its release in 2022, it was the most watched program in Australia and ranked seven in the global Top 10 English TV programmes.
It also rose to the top ten most-watched shows in more than 24 countries, including Britain and France.
The series is a contemporary update of the iconic ’90s show and series two of the show racked up a whopping 2.3 million views in the week of its premiere last month
Heartbreak High season two is an eight-episode limited series and follows the main characters as they continue their studies at Hartley High.
In October 2022, Netflix confirmed that the show would be getting a second season after the first was a huge success with viewers.
The reboot of the popular TV series from the 1990s reached no less than 42.2 million viewing hours in just three weeks.
On Friday, a Netflix representative said that while the show would return for a third season, it would also be the final season
Although its popularity in Australia was expected, Netflix bosses were apparently surprised when it reached the top ten in more than 40 countries around the world.
The original Heartbreak High (1994-1999) was set in the fictional Hartley High, with plots about racism, human rights and other real-life issues.
It made household names of its stars, including Callan Mulvey, who played bad boy Bogdan Drazic, and Home and Away veteran Ada Nicodemou.