Netflix announced its first cancellation for 2023 on the second day of the year, surprising many people.
Streaming announced the cancellation of the vowed ‘1899‘, the new series from the creators of ‘dark‘, dinner haircut and Baran bo Odar.
The production was judged a success and conquered by audiences and critics alike 76% agreement with Rotten Tomatoes.
The reason for the cancellation was not disclosed, but the series has been accused of plagiarism and the news caused a lot of headaches. Brazilian illustrator and caricaturist Mary Cagnin revealed on its social networks last year that several elements of the series were plagiarized by its headquarters.black silence“, published in 2016.
And indeed: the suspense series brought some similarities to the Brazilian author’s material and even seemed to have been adjusted in terms of optics, with comparison images.
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When he found out about the controversy, dinner haircut — one of the creators of the series — lashed out via an Instagram post and attacked caginwho says his statement is a ploy to try to sell more comics:
“Oh. Internet! I haven’t posted in years because I honestly think social media has gotten toxic. The last 24 hours have proven it again. To put this in context, a Brazilian artist claimed we had “Stealed ideas from their graphic novel. To be clear, we didn’t do that! Until yesterday, we didn’t even know the existence of this graphic novel. Over the course of two years, we poured pain, sweat, and exhaustion into the creation of “1899 “. This is an original idea and is not based on any material. However, we are bombarded with messages some of them rude and abusive. Someone raises the false alarm and everyone falls for it without even checking if the statements make any sense at all. Of course this has to be a plan to sell more of her comics: nice move.”
Today the cocreatorbaran bo odar confirmed the show’s cancellation without explaining why: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that ‘1899’ has not been renewed. We would have loved to have completed this incredible journey with a second and third season, like we did with Dark. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned. Life is like that. We know this news will disappoint millions of fans, but we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of this incredible adventure. We love you. Never forget.”
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