Netflix is a company that’s been historically loath to admit when something isn’t working—but over the years, the streaming service has taken baby steps toward being more cutthroat with programming. The list of Netflix originals that have gotten the axe is small, but growing, with a graveyard that includes shows like Bloodline and Marco Polo. And now, that list includes Baz Luhrmann’s expensive hip-hop origin drama The Get Down.

Netflix has officially decided to cancel the show after one season. Luhrmann, the show’s main director and de facto show-runner, addressed the news on Wednesday, releasing a lengthy statement on his Facebook page to explain his side of things.

“When I was asked to come to the center of The Get Down to help realize it, I had to defer a film directing commitment for at least two years,” he wrote. “This exclusivity has understandably become a sticking point for Netflix and Sony, who have been tremendous partners and supporters of the show.”

He added that he’s a filmmaker at his core and is already working on a new film. “The thing with movies is, that when you direct them, there can be nothing else in your life.”

Luhrmann has been very open about how he never intended to be a show-runner, but rather a creator and director who gave the series vision. Unfortunately, Luhrmann also never found anyone else to fill that vital role. According to him, though, Netflix was pushing for a second season of The Get Down: “To be honest, we have already developed the opening of the next season. Sony and Netflix have been very driven about having a second season. There has been no question about that. They really want it,” he told Vulture.

But Luhrmann’s inability to fully commit to Season 2 might have been the final straw for Netflix, which may have also been chafing at the series’s lackluster reviews and hefty price tag. (Its 12-episode first season reportedly cost $120 million to make.)

The Get Down was a Bronx-based series set in the 1970s, exploring the lives of the young people who created hip-hop and hip-hop culture. It boasted a truly excellent cast of young actors, including gravelly voiced breakout Justice Smith, Herizen F. Guardiola, Shameik Moore, Jaden Smith, and more. But unfortunately, the show never fully captured the zeitgeist —which is really the primary way to measure the success of a Netflix series, since the company still doesn’t release its ratings numbers. Lesser shows have been saved because of Emmy potential, but The Get Down just didn’t have that momentum.

The Get Down is also the rare Netflix series to be canceled after just one season. Bloodline, the drama starring Kyle Chandler, was given a third and final season, allowing its creators a chance to tie up loose ends. Like The Get Down, that series also had a surprisingly large budget, reportedly costing between $7 million and $8.5 million per episode. Marco Polo, axed after Season 2, was previously known as the streaming service’s most expensive show—its first season cost about $90 million. Anyone else starting to sense a pattern?