In 2015, "Bloodline" was at the back of the list of those original Netflix top shelves (such as "Card House" and "Orange is the new black") that the streaming service made primarily to impress and reinforce viewers. The debut season was fresh and busy, offering the type of family drama with a slow burning set in the stunning blinding keys of Florida that felt special at the time. Maybe it wasn't as prestigious or worthy of buzz as creators Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman were hoping, but his quality was clear there with other Netflix exclusives. At the same time, her frightening and emotional layered story in Season 1 also had a sense of limited series, despite something that could last for years - even though the creators claimed to have always planned to be a show with potentially five or six seasons.

Along with many other viewers, I enjoyed the freshman season in 2015 immensely, but I was quite surprised to hear that the show had been restored for another year (and then another) because, at the essence, the plot was really one -time pony. And that trick hit as a truck in a shocking turn at the end of those first 13 episodes, but after they concluded, not much left to continue.

Seasons 'blood' 2 and 3And many critics immediately felt that something essential was lost on the road. The cast and performances were still exalted, but the material from which they were supposed to work was not. Overall, it must affect the streaming number (although it is difficult to say for sure ever since Netflix's viewership's matters are infamously suspicious), which must make it difficult to justify the cost of producing the show from year to year.

No matter how you see it, the "blood" was undoubtedly not at the same level in terms of buzz and popularity as other Netflix originals that ran around the same time as it is as it is the beloved "more sensitive work" or the controversial "13 reasons why". But since it was mostly shot at the site, production costs were still quite high. According to the co-creator of the interview Todd A. Kessler once gave Hollywood reporterThe creatives of the show were able to cut costs in the first two seasons thanks to the program to stimulate a tax on a fun in Florida. For Season 3, however, that was no longer the case. As Kessler explained:

"We have decided to set the play there (Florida Keys) ... Because it's crucial to what the show is, not because of the tax incentive, but it affects things financially for us, and the show will be disputed because of it. It makes things difficult."

According to VultureNetflix paid Sony Pictures TV between $ 7 and $ 8.5 million per hour to produce the play, which meant a 10 episode season would cost the streaming giant between $ 70 and $ 85 million. Since tax loans are no longer a sustainable cost to reduce costs (such as during the first two seasons), Netflix simply calls "blood row" not worth financially to continue. So, it shortened the last season of 13 to 10 episodes and announced the 2016 series cancellation.

Although it was a bit surprising at that time (Netflix mainly expanded its list of original programs), it was not completely out of nowhere. Honestly, if you look at most viewer views and opinions of Season 3 (which were quite poor), Netflix's decision seems, both from a creative and financial point of view, more than justified.