Here are 10 shows nobody expected to get cancelled

The world of TV entertainment has always been perilous, but it's never felt more unpredictable than in the modern streaming era.

It's distressingly common for shows to get abruptly cancelled out of nowhere, despite their apparent popularity, rave reviews, and how much of a sure thing they seemed on paper.

Here are 10 TV shows nobody expected to get cancelled.

There was absolutely no reason to believe that Star Trek The Next Generation wouldn't be returning for an eighth season .

Paramount ultimately decided to end TNG after season 7 because they wanted to begin making feature films with the cast instead.

The studio was also reportedly concerned about rising car salaries for season 8 , and so opted to develop the film's Star Trek Generations instead.

Star Amandla Stenberg said the news quote wasn't a huge shock due to the rampage of vitriol directed towards her and her fellow cast members ever since the project was announced #1 Mindhunter .

In early 2020 , several months after Season 2 was released, Mindhunter 's third season was put on hold as its showrunner, David Fincher , ventured off to develop other projects.

This also resulted in the main cast members being released from their contracts.