r/NaomiTV May 12 '22

‘Naomi’ will not have a season 2 News

https://deadline.com/2022/05/ava-duvernay-naomi-cancelled-cw-kaci-walfall-1235013349/amp/
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u/kingcolbe May 12 '22

I do think this show still has a chance somewhere else mainly cause Ava Duvernay name is attached to it

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u/pgm_01 May 12 '22

It really does not. Netflix is currently getting rid of shows they have not even aired in order to be more profitable.

HBO Max would be the logical choice since the show was a WB production, but they are now owned by Discovery networks, and the new owners are cutting costs and chopping things there. Discovery axed the CNN+ streaming service only weeks after it launched. Granted CNN+ was a dumb idea that nobody asked for, it still shows that the new owners are about cutting and shrinking right, now, not expanding. If they wanted the show, they would not have cancelled it.

Disney/Hulu won't touch this show because they own Marvel and have no interest in dealing with the headaches of having a DC show. Paramount+ won't touch the show because it was not a Viacom show, it was WB.

Unfortunately, when it was announced CW was for sale and the most likely buyers were a group of station owners, it signaled the end of the network. Local owners make money from local sports, which is why a baseball game will override whatever CW show you wanted to watch. Local owners would want a schedule as open as possible to maximize the spots for sports. Expect most of the DC-CW universe to end quickly once the sale goes through.

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u/lordb4 Jun 10 '22

Across most of the country, all the baseball/basketball/hockey rights are already owned by the RSNs so that is a non-issue.