3 canceled Netflix shows in 2025 that are still worth watching

We said an early goodbye to some great shows this year

23 Dec 2025, 09:00 · TechRadar

Features By Tom Wardley published 23 December 2025

The Residence is an underrated comedy whodunnit. (Image credit: Netflix) Share Share by:

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It’s an ongoing joke among TV fans that there’s no point getting attached to a Netflix show because it won’t be around for long, but their viewership heavy metrics don’t always account for quality, and there’s some absolute gems among the series' we’ve seen get the chop this year.

From laugh out loud mystery comedy to the return – and farewell – of a hit spy series, there are plenty of shows that have been canceled this year that are absolutely still worth checking out. As trigger-happy as Netflix may be with cancelations, it ranks among the best streaming services for a reason – what they deliver is always a big budget, entertaining affair, even if it only lasts one season.

And of all the series we waved goodbye to this year, three in particular stood out for me, so here’s my pick of the three best Netflix shows that were canceled in 2025.

The Residence

The Residence | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

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RT score: 84%
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8

Between Poker Face, Only Murders… and the Knives Out trilogy, comedy whodunnits are all the rage at the moment, but The Residence is an under-the-radar riot that’s very much worth your time.

Taking the Agatha Christie idea of a murder in a grand manor house to its inevitable conclusion, The Residence takes place in The White House with detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) tasked with investigating a murder in which the suspect list is in triple digits. Stuffed with knockabout hijinks and internal politics, the case takes in all corners of the centre of US government.

Despite reaching number two in the Netflix charts on release, the show suffered by being pitted against smash-hit Adolescence, with viewers gripped by the altogether bleaker murder story, and not long after it was announced by Netflix that The Residence would not be returning. It would’ve been interesting to see what further cases Cupp was able to crack, but the one and done season still makes for a great binge.

The Waterfront

The Waterfront | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

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RT score: 68%
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8

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