Summary
Netflix brings out hundreds of great TV shows every year, but an equal number don’t make it past the first season andScott Pilgrim Takes Offis the latest series to face the chopping block at the streamer.
Scott Pilgrimis a cult classic pop culture character who has gained popularity over the years from theScott Pilgrimgraphic novel series, the indie video game, and the 2010 Edgar Wright movie adaptationScott Pilgrim vs. The World. The story across these mediums follows a 23-year-old Canadian named Scott Pilgrim, the bass guitarist in a band named Sex Bob-Omb, who falls in love with the mysterious Ramona Flowers and learns he must defeather seven evil exesif their relationship is to continue. In 2023, Netflix released an animated series titledScott Pilgrim Takes Offwhich served as an alternate retelling of the original graphic novel story, this time taken from the perspective of Ramona Flowers who is investigating Scott’s disappearance.
Scott Pilgrim Animated Series Canceled By Netflix
On November 20, which markedScott Pilgrim Takes Off’sfirst anniversary, creatorBryan Lee O’Malley took to Xto reveal that Netflix had not renewed the show for any further seasons. “We were recently informed that the show will NOT return,” O’Malley said. The creator added that it was an honor towork with the cast and crew of the seriesand that they had “only intended one season” of the series anyway. O’Malley added that many fans had been hoping for more, but wanted to clear up that pulling things together for a second season would have been “nearly impossible.”
“Anyway, we were recently informed that the show will NOT return. As you know, we only intended one season, and called in a lot of favors to make it happen, so making more would have been nearly impossible. Still, I know some of you have been holding out hope.”
Scott Pilgrim Takes Offwrapped up its storyneatly in its final episode, with Ramona defeating Scott’s older self and the couple successfully returning to their present timeline where they are free to be together. The series also wrapped up the stories of the ensemble of characters and the evil exes. However, a post-credits scene did hint at the potential for more fromScott Pilgrim Takes Off,with Gordon and Julie seen plotting against Scott and Ramona.
The Netflix series involved the majority of theactors from the 2010 film adaptationreturning to reprise their roles, including Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, and Aubrey Plaza, so it’s easy to see how difficult it would be to align all these cast members for more episodes. That being said,Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was widely well received with 96% of reviews being positive on Rotten Tomatoes, and a win at the Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Series. Given its success, it might’ve seemed like an easy renewal for Netflix, but now it seems the series will definitively end with its eight-episode run.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Offis available to stream on Netflix.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is an animated series that serves as an adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel along with acting as a sequel. The voice cast is based on the 2010 movie.
