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Netflix Cancels ‘Boots,’ Norman Lear’s Final TV Project, After One Season

The streamer cited internal analysis of long‑term performance, leaving little path for a rescue under its strict exclusivity terms.

Overview

  • Netflix opted against a Season 2 after reviewing longer‑term viewership trends with producer Sony Pictures Television, despite early traction and internal support.
  • Boots launched Oct. 9 with strong reception, hitting roughly 9.4 million views in its first full week, peaking at No. 2 in Netflix’s Top 10, and holding a 90% critics and audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • The Pentagon publicly condemned the series shortly after release, a rare rebuke that drew wider attention to the show.
  • Sony extended options for key cast in August to preserve renewal flexibility, but Netflix’s exclusivity terms make moving the series elsewhere highly unlikely.
  • Executive producer Brent Miller said the creator had planned a second‑season arc that would take the characters to war, as cast members and author Greg Cope White shared disappointment over the cancellation.