Netflix series Warrior Nun WILL return for a third season – six months after being CANCELED by streaming giant – after fans staged ruthless campaign to ‘save’ the hit show
- Warrior Nun was canceled by Netflix six months ago – however the streaming site has now U-turned on the decision after fans rallied to save the show
- The show’s creator, Simon Barry, announced the good news on Twitter yesterday
- He credited Warrior Nun fans’ ‘passion’ for getting the series renewed again
Warrior Nun fans are delighted after it was confirmed the fantasy drama series will return for a third season.
Just six months after Netflix decided to cancel the show after two seasons, it seems the program has been picked up by another network thanks to a ferocious fan campaign.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Warrior Nun creator Simon Barry announced the good news.
‘Today I’m happy to officially report that because of your combined voices, passion and amazing efforts – #WarriorNun will return and is going to be more EPIC than you could imagine,’ Simon tweeted.
‘More details to come! SOON! Thank-you!! #SaveWarriorNun #WarriorNunSaved,’ he added.
What a comeback: Warrior Nun fans are delighted after it was confirmed the fantasy drama series will return for a third season
Fan favorite: It’s unsure if the original cast will return or which network has revived the series
It comes after an online petition to revive the show gained over 120,000 signatures, and the hashtag #SaveWarriorNun was tweeted more than five million times.
Replying to Simon’s tweet, fans shared their delight as one person said: ‘Congratulations everyone! We did it!!!’
Another wrote: ‘IM ACTUALLY SO HAPPY I COULD CRY RIGHT NOW!!!’ and a third fan commented:
A fourth person gushed: ‘WE DID IT!!!! Incredible news to start the day off with This has to be one the best feelings in the world knowing that we accomplished something like this. This fandom is extraordinary. Congrats everyone!!!!’
Another added: ‘Mission complete. Can’t wait to see what happens next.’
Warrior Nun first premiered on Netflix in July 2020 and starred Alba Baptista.
Alba played the role of Ava Silva, a quadriplegic orphan who discovers she now has supernatural powers which force her to join an ancient order of warrior nuns.
The series also starred Toya Turner, Thekla Reuten, Lorena Andrea, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Sylvia De Fanti and Tristán Ulloa.
Good news: Warrior Nun creator Simon Barry took to Twitter on Wednesday to make the announcement
Familiar faces: Olivia Delcan as Sister Camila, Lorena Andrea as Sister Lilith and Kristina Tonteri-Young as Sister Beatrice
While Netflix don’t usually release specific viewership data, according to Deadline, Warrior Nun spent three weeks on Netflix’s Top 10, peaking at #5.
The show had a small but dedicated fan base, though it seemingly wasn’t enough to justify a third season.
Late last year the show’s cancellation was confirmed by Simon, who wrote on Twitter: ‘I’ve just found out that @netflix will not be renewing #WarriorNun – my sincere appreciation to all the fans who worked so hard to bring awareness to this series, and for the love you showed me, the cast and the whole production team. It was a privilege to be a part of this.’
When asked at the time if the show could be saved by another network, he said the team was ‘looking into it’ and were finding out if there was a ‘path’ to be able to move it to another platform.
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