Netflix cancels mythological drama starring Jeff Goldblum after one season

We had a feeling this announcement came after star Aurora Perrineau shared and then deleted a cryptic social media post last night diversity has now confirmed that Netflix has canceled KAOS after a single season.

The black comedy with Jeff Goldblum (The Fly, Jurassic World: Dominion) as the all-powerful king of the gods, Zeus, only premiered on the streamer at the end of August. Although reviews were mostly positive (76% on Rotten Tomatoes), the 8-part series came off without much fanfare.

Although the show’s viewership numbers were nothing to write home about, they were far from disastrous.

KAOS appeared in Netflix’s top 10 charts for English-language series in each of the streamer’s first four weeks, landing at No. 3 for the week of September 2-8. Those weeks received 14.9 million views (measured the total viewing time divided by the running time).

Perrineau has since shared the following.

Described as “a darkly comedic and contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology that explores themes of gender politics, power and life in the underworld,” KAOS also stars Janet McTeer as Hera, David Thewlis as Hades, Cliff Curtis as Poseidon and Killian Scott as Orpheus, Aurora Perrineau as a mortal named Riddy, Misia Butler as Caneus, Leila Farzad as Ari, Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus and Debi Mazar as Medusa.

Billie Piper also makes a cameo appearance.

A more detailed summary can be found below.

“Zeus, once trusted brother to Hades, god of the underworld, is secretly losing control of his dark rule. There is a backlog of dead waiting to be processed and they are becoming restless. Hera, Queen of the Gods, continues to rule over the Earth – and over Zeus – in her own way. But her power and freedom are threatened by Zeus’ growing paranoia and she is forced to act as Zeus’ rebellious son Dionysus spirals out of control and heads into space to clash with his father.

On Earth, people long for change. But Poseidon, the god of the sea, storms and earthquakes – and horses – is more concerned with the size of his superyacht and where the next party is taking place. He has little interest in the well-being of mere mortals. Unfortunately for the gods, some of these mortals are beginning to realize this… These mortals – Riddy, Orpheus, Caneus and Ari – come from different walks of life and are all cosmically connected in the fight against Zeus. Each of them has a very different role to play, and each of them may be destined to bring down God.”

Did you watch? KAOS? If so, what do you think of this news?