the creators of “The Matrix” and giving them what was, at the time, a huge sum of money to produce a show. “Sense8” reportedly cost $9 million per episode to make; it’s not an absurd sum by today’s standards when you look at shows like “Andor” or “House of the Dragon,” but it was a substantially riskier amount to spend on an original project for a still-new streaming platform back then.
That cost, ultimately, led to “Sense8” being canceled after two seasons. Despite strong reviews and a dedicated fan following, “Sense8” didn’t garner enough consistent viewership to warrant the high price tag. And it may not have helped that the show’s story and structure were far from typical television at the time. Of course, that’s also what made the series so great.
