10 famous series that should have ended in the first season

Many series win their audience already from the first season, but some of them have failed to maintain the quality over time.

Below we list 10 popular series that, in hindsight, would have benefited from wrapping up their journey after season 1 by preserving the original strength or quality of their storytelling.

Westworld

The sci-fi series explored a Wild West theme park inhabited by incredibly authentic androids. Its first season was very well received, garnering considerable attention and captivating a large audience.

However, the second year of production distracted the attention of many fans due to its boring, boring and uninteresting driving. Subsequent seasons only exacerbate this situation.

Little big lies

“Big Little Lies” is based on the book of the same name by Liane Moriarty and was initially conceived as a limited mini-series. However, due to the success and positive response, a second season was produced two years later.

Despite some critical praise, many viewers felt that the second season was unnecessary, as the story wrapped up satisfactorily in the first year and there was no need to continue the narrative.

The Handmaid’s Tale

The adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name garnered both critical and commercial acclaim for its dystopian approach and feminist focus during its inaugural season.

However, while the subsequent seasons continue to be generally well received, many viewers have expressed dissatisfaction with the way the plot and concept introduced in the first season has been twisted.

In addition, criticisms have also been leveled regarding the unnecessary lengthening of the story, the repetitions in the plot, the excessive depiction of violence and the inappropriate use of characters.

13 reasons why

Despite arousing a lot of controversy, the first season of the series “13 Reasons Why” obtained a predominantly favorable opinion from critics (77% on Rotten Tomatoes). Adapted from a book of the same title, the series addressed topics such as bullying, sexual assault and suicide among teenagers.

However, due to the huge backlash, new seasons were produced, but the first one had already “run out” of the source material. As a result, the next three seasons were critically deemed pointless and in bad taste.

Under the dome

Based on the novel of the same name written by Stephen King, the plot of “Under the Dome” revolves around a city that suddenly finds itself isolated from the rest of the world by a mysterious transparent dome.

While the first season was moderately successful, with an outstanding main cast and a competent adaptation of King’s work, subsequent seasons saw a marked decline in production quality.

Wayward pines

Science fiction series based on a novel of the same name and with M. Night Shyamalan involved in producing and directing, had two seasons.

While the first season was generally well received, the second was considered too repetitive and uninteresting.

The killing

‘The Killing’ is an adaptation of the Danish series ‘Forbrydelsen’, which focuses on the police investigation into the murder of teenager Rosie Larsen.

While the first season was critically acclaimed, the lack of resolution to the mystery in the finale left viewers unsatisfied, resulting in a waning of interest in subsequent seasons, despite occasional quality moments.

heroes

The first season of “Heroes” was a hit with both audiences and critics due to its creative storyline, in which ordinary humans discover that they have superpowers, as well as endearing characters.

However, in the following years, the series failed to maintain the same level of quality, which contributed to the decrease in audience interest.

evasion

“Prison Break”, as the name of the series suggests, revolves around an elaborate escape plan from a maximum security prison devised by a purposefully arrested civil engineer. The prison project was tattooed on his body with the aim of freeing his brother, unjustly condemned to the electric chair.

Since such a storyline could not be drawn out for a long time, the series wrapped up the whole story in the first season. However, the show gained multiple seasons and a movie that tried to expand the storyline in an implausible and meaningless way, away from the original idea.

lost

“Lost” had an impressive debut, capturing everyone’s attention with its ingenious and engaging premise: a group of survivors after a plane crash find themselves on an island full of puzzles and threats. The narrative was filled with intriguing mysteries and promising chances to unravel it all.

However, the development of events in subsequent seasons did not meet the expectations of a significant part of the audience and led to divisions of opinion between critics and viewers.

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