Amazon Prime Video has cleared the decks, canceling five scripted series across drama, animation, superhero satire and musical teen fare. The streamer offered no unified explanation, but the moves arrive amid ongoing strategic shifts under Amazon MGM Studios Head of Global TV Peter Friedlander, who has been reshaping Prime Video’s slate and partnerships. Several of these shows launched under the previous regime, some earned solid reviews or fan traction, and all were cut after short runs.
Newsweek has reached out to Amazon for comment on the reason behind some recent show cancellations. The live‑action noir‑styled Marvel series starring Nicolas Cage was one of Prime Video’s buzziest genre swings, centered on an alternate‑universe version of Spider‑Man set in a gritty 1930s New York. Spider-Noir arrived with high expectations and strong brand recognition, with a 92 percent critical score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 90 percent audience score on the same platform.
The series was canceled on September 4, after one season. Insiders pointed to its high production cost and limited global traction, two factors that have increasingly shaped Amazon’s renewal calculus. "For me, one season is perfect, having said what I wanted to say with this dangerous, innovative, pop-art Spider-Man," Cage told Deadline.
"Onwards, upwards, inwards." Prime Video’s faith‑based family drama It’s Not Like That premiered January 25, 2026, on the Wonder Project channel before expanding globally on May 15. Created by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson, the series followed Malcolm (Scott Foley), a recently widowed pastor, and Lori (Erinn Hayes), a newly divorced mother, as they navigated single parenthood and the possibility of a long‑simmering romance. Critically, the show was a standout, holding a perfect 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, and it performed well enough to land in Prime Video’s Top 10 global series list, debuting at No. 9.
It also made it on the U.S. Despite strong reviews and steady audience engagement, Prime Video canceled the series on July 7, 2026, after one season. The decision surprised both fans and cast members, as Foley publicly lamented the cancellation, and Hayes echoed the disappointment.
Deadline noted that while Wonder Project’s House of David was renewed, It’s Not Like That was a casualty of shifting priorities under the new Amazon leadership. The finale ended on a cliffhanger with Malcolm finally confessing his feelings for Lori, only for viewers to learn it was a fantasy sequence. The adult animated sitcom Kevin, created by Joe Wengert and Aubrey Plaza, premiered April 20, 2026.
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