“Sense8” fans could have an unlikely savior following Netflix’s plans to cancel the Wachowskis’ drama series after two seasons.
Porn site xHamster posted an open letter to series co-creators Lana and Lily Wachowski on Wednesday, offering to produce a third season of the show. Netflix announced in June that it will run a two-hour special in 2018 to serve as the finale for “Sense8,” which has earned praise for its strong LGBTQ characters.
“We’re not talking about a parody, or something less than, but an actual revival of the series,” xHamster vice president Alex Hawkins wrote. “We know that a series about polymorphous perversity is a hard sell for a mainstream network like Netflix. We have no such limitations, and also understand implicitly the interconnectedness of sexualities across boundaries. In short, we are a we.”
Hawkins acknowledged that this may seem to be an “unconventional” fit, but that he would like to set up a meeting with the show’s producers. He touted the company’s “billions of users,” along with pointing out that xHamster continues “to use our audience to speak up against repressive anti-LGBTQ laws in the U.S. and abroad, and for sex ed in public schools, Planned Parenthood and the right of sex workers.”
“We know we’re an unlikely home, but five years ago people laughed at the idea of Netflix producing original series,” he continued. “We think that our time, like yours, has come.”
This follows Lana’s recent announcement that she is writing a third season of the show, even though no platform is currently planning to air it.
A representative for the Wachowskis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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It's been a rough few weeks of cancellations for fan-favorite shows like "Sense8," "Pitch" and "Sweet/Vicious." Here's the ones we're still super bummed about.
Sense8 Messy and homey, just like a real family. It's also not great timing that Netflix canceled this fan-favorite diverse and inclusive sci-fi drama on the first day of Pride Month.
Netflix
Sweet/Vicious Jules and Ophelia were the vigilantes we needed right now, but unfortunately MTV didn't agree.
MTV
Girl Meets World Okay, sure, we've had months to come to terms with this "Boy Meets World" spinoff not finding a new home, but it's still too soon, okay?
Disney Channel
Pitch Major League Baseball is ready for its first female player, but Fox wasn't ready to give Ginny Baker more than a season to prove herself.
Fox
Underground This timely, modern take on American slavery was canceled as its network exited the scripted game, but fear not, creator and showrunner Misha Green has already promised they're looking for a new home for Harriet Tubman and the gang.
WGN America
Frequency Perhaps not a surprise cancellation as ratings were never there for the better-than-the-premise-sounds father-daughter drama, but it's still a bummer we won't get to continue spending time with Frank and Raimy in the future - and the past.
The CW
The Get Down Baz Luhrmann's visionary deep dive into the 1970s birth of hip hop was canceled after just one season, breaking a Netflix streak and millions of fans' hearts.
Netflix
Incorporated A futuristic drama about the dangers of corporations having too much power seems timely and important, but not according to Syfy, who canceled it after just one season.
Syfy
Please Like Me This Australian import garnered a passionate following, and after four seasons, despite creator and star Josh Thomas reassuring "we are really happy with what we've made and feel like it is complete," fans were still hoping for more.
Pivot
Scream Queens "American Horror Story" is still going strong six seasons in, so why couldn't its funnier, younger cousin last more than 2 seasons?
Fox
American Crime John Ridley's masterful deep-dive into uncomfortable social issues season after season was cut down too soon, when these stories need to be told more than ever.
ABC
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It's been a rough few weeks of cancellations for fan-favorite shows like "Sense8," "Pitch" and "Sweet/Vicious." Here's the ones we're still super bummed about.