Disney Plus has angered fans by cancelling the critically praised series American Born Chinese.
The fantasy action-comedy series revolves around youngster Jin Wang (Ben Wang), who is striving to fit in with his classmates.
When he is charged with escorting incoming exchange student Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) about, he is suddenly drawn into a conflict between fabled Chinese gods such as Sun Wukong (Daniel Wu) and Guanyin (Michelle Yeoh).
Based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name, the eight-episode series, which premiered in May of last year, received high praise from reviewers and audiences alike, earning a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fans were understandably perplexed when the streaming service cancelled the show after only one season.
According to Variety, the decision to cancel the series came down to viewership, with the numbers ‘not justifying’ a renewal.
After the news broke, many people rushed to social media to voice their dismay.
‘American Born Chinese getting cancelled by Disney really pi**es me off. A show with a great story, fantastic cast and awesome fight choreography should be getting a lot more views,’ Nathan Siomos posted on X.
‘I seriously hope that whatever streamer this series gets shopped to will give it the marketing and respect it deserves.
‘It’s ridiculous that a show this good THAT ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER can’t be continued because Disney themselves doesn’t know how to tell people to watch it.’
He went on to write that Disney needed to ‘up its game’ when it came to marketing certain shows.
‘American Born Chinese cancelled by Disney?! The marketing for a show with two Oscar winners + Daniel Wu…was NON existent. This show was a fun watch! Sad to see Disney completely ignore and not promote their show and then cancel it,’ someone else shared.
Another added the show ‘did not deserve to get cancelled’ and then hit out at Disney.
‘It makes me not want to bother investing my time in Disney Plus shows when they’re just going to get cancelled before completion,’ they wrote.
However, Variety reports that producers are seeking to take the show to other streaming platforms and broadcasters in the hopes of extending the series.
American Born Chinese is streaming on Disney Plus.