Netflix axes another beloved series as leading man posts emotional goodbye to fans

NETFLIX has axed another beloved series as its leading man posted an emotional goodbye to fans.

The streaming service regularly leaves its subscribers furious when it decides to cut short a show they love.

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Netflix has axed another beloved series as its leading man posted an emotional goodbye to fansCredit: AFP
Invisible City aired for two seasons
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Invisible City aired for two seasonsCredit: © 2023 Netflix, Inc.
It followed a detective who had to investigate a murder that puts him in the middle of a battle between two worlds
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It followed a detective who had to investigate a murder that puts him in the middle of a battle between two worldsCredit: © 2023 Netflix, Inc.

The latest axe has fallen on Invisible City, which first premiered on Netflix in November 2021.

The series followed detective who finds himself caught in a murder investigation that puts him in the middle of a battle between two worlds, one of which is an underground world inhabited by mythical creatures evolved from a deep lineage of Brazilian folklore.

A second series aired in March this year, but now its star - Marco Pigossi - has shared a sad farewell to the show amid fan speculation it had been cancelled.

In an Instagram post - which has been translated to English - he wrote: "Folha de S.Paulo released numbers and according to Netflix Brazil the first project to appear as one of the most watched in Brazil was Invisible City! What a lovely news!

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"I’m very proud to have been part of such a powerful and Brazilian project. I thank and congratulate everyone who has been a part of it.

"It was an honor to give life to Erik, I bid farewell to this character with much affection. Long live our audiovisual!”

A recently released Netflix engagement report revealed Invisible City season two had taken the #641 spot on the list of most engagement hours between January and June 2023.

This was up nine places from Season one, which took the #650 spot.

It also featured in the global top 10s for non-English TV, but for just y two weeks, picking up 18,98M hours.

The show's cancellation comes hot on the heels of the streaming service axing five series in the must brutal cull yet.

The show's star Marco Pigossi bid farewell to the character in an Instagram post
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The show's star Marco Pigossi bid farewell to the character in an Instagram postCredit: Getty