Netflix Cancels 'The Residence' and 'Pulse' After One Season

Netflix's decision to cancel 'The Residence' and 'Pulse' highlights the challenges streaming services face in balancing viewership, production costs, and competition. 'The Residence,' a comedic murder mystery set in the White House, boasted an all-star cast and elaborate production design, including a large-scale recreation of the White House set. The show premiered a week after 'Adolescence,' which dominated viewership charts and social conversation, overshadowing 'The Residence.'

'Pulse,' a medical drama, faced a different challenge, launching after several other medical dramas had already established themselves. This made it difficult for 'Pulse' to gain traction, despite its unique take on the medical procedural genre. Both series spent four weeks in Netflix's weekly global Top 10 (English), with 'Pulse' peaking at No. 3 with 8.5M views and 'The Residence' at No. 2 with 8.8M views.

These cancellations also reflect a broader trend of streaming services being more selective about renewing shows, even those with decent viewership, as they focus on maximizing profitability and subscriber growth.

High production costs and being overshadowed by the success of 'Adolescence' likely contributed to the cancellation.

'Pulse' may have struggled to stand out in a saturated market of medical dramas.

There are no current plans for a second season of 'No Good Deed', but there is a theoretical possibility for the dark comedy anthology to come back in the future with a new installment.

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