Bad news for fans of Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet.
According to TV Line, Netflix has officially pulled the plug on their zombie dark comedy series Santa Clarita Diet.
News of the cancellation comes just shy of a month after the online streaming giant premiered the series’ third season.
Netflix didn’t give a specific reason for their decision, but they did release a statement thanking the cast and crew for their hard work on the series, which stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant.
“The world had never known a zom-com until Santa Clarita Diet, and we’re indebted to creator Victor Fresco for bringing this idea to Netflix,” said the streaming platform in a statement. “To their endless credit, the incredible Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant were totally game, with an uncanny knack for comedy that brought Shiela and Joel Hammond to vibrant life even though one of them was undead. We’re grateful to Victor, Drew, and Timothy, along with fellow executive producers Tracy Katsky, Aaron Kaplan, Chris Miller and Ember Truesdell and the terrific cast, including Liv Hewson and Slyer Gisondo, and crew for three hilarious seasons for Netflix members to discover for years to come.”
The series, which made its debut in 2017, finds Shiela (Barrymore) and Joel’s (Olyphant) world as real estate agents in suburban Santa Clarita, California turned upside down after Sheila dies, only to come back to life as a zombie.
The dark comedy is the latest series to get the boot at Netflix, following in the footsteps of One Day At A Time, which was cancelled just last month.