Netflix’s first African Original series Queen Sono has season 2 rescinded in belated cancellation

The only thing more unfortunate than having a favorite television show canceled is first being led to believe that it was going to be renewed.

Such was the case for Netflix’s Queen Sono, the streaming platform’s first ever African Original series.

As seen in TV Line on Tuesday, the streaming giant has reversed its decision to produce a second season of the spy series, preferring to cancel the show altogether.

‘We’ve made the difficult decision not to move forward with season 2 of Queen Sono,’ Netflix said in a statement.  

‘A huge thank you to our fans across the world for the love shared for our first African Original series.

‘Netflix is also grateful to the… cast and crew for their stellar efforts in creating this show for our members around the world,’ the statement continued. 

‘We’ll continue to work closely with South Africa’s creative industry to keep producing more compelling “Made-in-South Africa” stories.’

The show, which spanned six episodes at approximately 45 minutes apiece, starred Quantico actress Pearl Thusi in the title role.

Much of the remainder of the cast were up-and-coming African actors.

Queen Sono’s creator, Kagiso Lediga, also released a statement: ‘We wrote a beautiful story that spanned the continent but unfortunately could not be executed in these current trying times.’

The show, which dropped on February 28th of this year, followed Queen, an elite South African spy working for a governmental agency who uncovers new details about her mother’s murder. 

Unfortunately, Queen Sono is not the only series to have its season two order reversed this year, most certainly due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.

Other shows on that list include fellow Netflix series Glow, The Society, and Showtime’s On Becoming a God in Central Florida.