Brit Marling plays Prairie in The OA (Picture: Netflix)

Brit Marling has praised fans calling for The OA to be saved from cancellation purgatory, saying the ‘story keeps going’ with their support.

The sci-fi show was cancelled after two seasons earlier this month, with fans launching a petition to save the show shortly afterwards and even protesting outside Netflix HQ.

Brit, who co-created the show with Zal Batmanglij, has since written a heartfelt, and very long, post on Instagram praising fans for their continued efforts.

‘To the fans of The OA,’ Brit begins. ‘We’re humbled, to be honest floored, by the outpouring of support for The OA, We’ve seen beautiful artwork in eulogy from Japan, France, Brazil.




‘We’ve read moving threads and essays. And we’ve watched dozens and dozens of videos of people all over the world performing the movements with what can only be called perfect feeling.’

She added: ‘Your words and images move us deeply. Not because the show must continue, but because for some people its unexpected cancelation begs larger questions about the role of storytelling and its fate inside late capitalism’s push toward consolidation and economies of scale.’

Brit goes onto describe her ‘desire to lie in wait for a hero’ in the modern political climate, and the importance of stories revolved around the ‘hero’s journey’.

‘Steve, BBA, Buck, Jesse, French, Homer, Hap, and OA are no longer authoring the story,’ Brit continues. ‘Neither are Zal and I. You all are.

‘You are standing on street corners in the hot sun in protest. You are meeting new people in strange recesses online and sharing stories about loss and renewal that you never thought you’d tell alone. You are learning choreography and moving in ways you haven’t dared moved before.

‘All of it is uncomfortable. All of it is agitation. All of it is worth something.

The OA was cancelled after two seasons (Picture: Netflix)

‘Many of you have expressed your gratitude for this story and for Zal and I and everyone who worked on The OA. But it is all of us who are grateful to you. You’ve broken the mould of storytelling. You’re building something far more beautiful than we did because it’s in real time in real life with real people.’

The OA was met with positive critical reception, with Metro.co.uk’s review stating ‘there’s a fearless, captivating thrust pushing this series into a realm of its own’.

The OA is available to stream on Netflix.

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