June 2026 Brought a Wave of TV Cancellations, From ‘The Boroughs’ to ‘Ponies’

June 2026 turned into one of the more brutal months for television in recent memory. Networks and streamers axed more than a dozen projects, some after only one season and others before they ever made it to air.

The cuts touched nearly every corner of the industry, from Netflix and Prime Video to Peacock, NBC, the BBC, and HBO Max. At the same time, a handful of shows found a different kind of ending, with streamers granting final seasons instead of outright cancellations.

Netflix’s Wave of Cancellations in June 2026

Netflix accounted for several of the month’s biggest casualties. The streamer canceled ‘Building the Band’ after just one season, a reality music competition that drew attention because late One Direction member Liam Payne had served as a mentor on the show before his death. The cancellation was reportedly tied to that loss, according to reporting from Deadline.

‘The Boroughs,’ a science fiction series developed by ‘Stranger Things’ creators the Duffer Brothers and centered on a mysterious retirement community, was also canceled after a single season. The show had generated buzz due to its pedigree, which made the decision to end it early one of the more notable surprises of the month.

Netflix did not close the door on everything, however. The streamer renewed both ‘Devil May Cry’ and ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ for third and final seasons, giving each series a planned conclusion rather than an abrupt cutoff. ‘Devil May Cry’ creator Adi Shankar described the show as always having been built around Dante’s Divine Comedy, with the upcoming final season drawing from the Paradiso portion of that structure.

‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,’ based on Holly Jackson’s book trilogy, will wrap Pip’s investigation across four episodes in its final run, which is expected to arrive in 2027.

Peacock and NBC Say Goodbye to Their Own Series

Peacock canceled ‘Ponies’ after one season, a Cold War spy thriller starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. The decision stood out because the show had earned a 94 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, making it one of the more critically well received titles to still get cut.

NBC, meanwhile, finally settled the fate of ‘The Hunting Party,’ canceling the series after two seasons and closing out the last piece of unfinished business from the 2025 to 2026 broadcast television year. Universal Television reportedly intends to shop the series to other outlets rather than let it disappear entirely.

Prime Video also parted ways with ‘Kevin,’ an animated comedy from Aubrey Plaza and Joe Wengert about a cat living at a pet rescue, after its first season debuted in April. Plaza announced the cancellation herself on Instagram and compared the show’s early struggles to those faced by ‘Parks and Recreation’ in its first season.

Shows Axed Before They Ever Premiered

Not every casualty of June 2026 had the chance to reach viewers at all. Amazon canceled a new ‘Stargate’ series before production had even begun, with executives reportedly concluding the concept lacked broad appeal beyond the franchise’s existing fan base.

The BBC scrapped its planned 2026 ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special, and industry insiders now suggest the franchise may not return with new episodes until as late as 2028. HBO Max also quietly shelved its adaptation of ‘Anon Pls.’ after roughly four years in development, ending one of the platform’s longer running projects without it ever airing.

These pre-premiere cancellations reflect a broader trend across the industry, where studios appear increasingly willing to cut losses on projects before committing to full production budgets. That caution follows a pattern already seen in May 2026, when shows including ‘Going Dutch,’ ‘Brilliant Minds,’ ‘Stumble,’ and ‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’ were also canceled.

Renewals Provide Some Relief Amid the Cuts

Not everything in June 2026 ended in cancellation. Paramount+ renewed ‘Dutton Ranch,’ the ‘Yellowstone’ spin-off following Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton and Cole Hauser’s Rip Wheeler, for a second season after its May debut became the biggest original series premiere in the platform’s history.

Apple TV renewed ‘Widow’s Bay’ for a second season ahead of its Season 1 finale, while Prime Video handed an early Season 6 renewal to its animated superhero series ‘Invincible,’ with ‘The Boys’ star Jack Quaid set to join the cast for the upcoming fifth season. Netflix also brought back ‘Funny AF With Kevin Hart’ for a second season of its stand up competition format.

Disney+ and Hulu confirmed a third season of ‘Rivals,’ based on Jilly Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles novels, with the new 12 episode run set to stream on Hulu in the United States. PBS also renewed its Masterpiece mystery series ‘The Marlow Murder Club’ for a fourth season.

Taken together, June’s mix of endings and extensions shows an industry still recalibrating what counts as success, weighing critical acclaim, built-in fan bases, and production costs against one another in ways that do not always produce predictable outcomes. Which of these June 2026 cancellations hit you hardest, and are there any you think deserved another season?