All are probably aware, by now, of the devastating news that dropped on Friday. As I write this, I’m having to take the same sort of deep breath that I took when I first read the news. Deadline reported that Netflix has officially decided to cancel Santa Clarita Diet.

What?! How?! Why?! There hasn’t been a definitive reason as to why the cancellation has happened. It comes at the most horrible time as the finale of the third season left the door WIDE open for all sorts of possibilities as well as some brand spanking new questions to be answered. For those who have not watched it, I will not be of the spoiling variety, but the final moments of the finale contained some heavy surprises that viewers definitely wanted to see play out.

One could think that viewership and ratings may have something to do with it, but nope. Season 3 is currently sitting at a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. The average rating on IMDB for season 3 sits at 8.6/10. Deadline even reported that the show sits within lists from the past month of top 10 rankings of viewed and binged shows.

The most speculated reason behind the cancellation is a business module that Netflix has adapted. Without going into too much detail, reports are saying that the longer a season owned by the streaming platform lasts, the more costly it becomes for them. After the third season, the costs increases from hundreds of thousands into the millions. This has recently affected a few of Netflix’s most beloved series including One Day At A Time and Daredevil.

Three seasons of a show would be just fine if they were to give the creative entities behind the show a warning so that they could create a story that is three seasons. Although there were talks that the series would be cancelled, it seems as if the creatives behind Santa Clarita Diet were notified only mere hours before the public. In a statement, showrunner, Victor Fresco, and co-producer, Tracy Katsky, threw just the right amount of shade at the platform.

“Netflix took at chance on this odd show and for that we will always be grateful. They were supportive, ever positive, and appreciative of our work. Until about noon today. Still, they were just one phone call away from being a perfect studio. Not bad.”

For now, we can have glimmers of hope that the Hammond family’s misadventures may continue somewhere else. I mean, come on, Mr. Ball Legs was just getting interesting! Fans can also take pleasure in the following sentiment made by Drew Barrymore (Sheila Hammond); “Sheila lives forever in me.”

Is this the end of Santa Clarita Diet? What do you think of Netflix’s possible three season cap? Did you know that Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Tucker and Dale Vs Evil) took over the role of Gary West’s zombie head from Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle)? Because that was news to me. Share with us on our Twitter, Reddit, or at The Horror Movie Fiend Club on Facebook.