Kaos Canceled at Netflix, Star Issues Statement: ‘This One Hurts’

Netflix has decided not to renew its Greek mythology-inspired dark comedy Kaos for a second season. This cancelation comes after the Jeff Goldblum-led series made its debut over a month ago. This comes following the show’s success reaching Netflix’s top 10 charts during its first four weeks upon release.

Kaos was created, written, and executive produced by Charlie Covell, who previously worked with Netflix on the teen dark comedy The End of the F***ing World. The 10-episode series was a contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology, exploring themes of gender politics, power, and life in the underworld. It also starred Janet McTeer as Hera, Cliff Curtis as Poseidon, Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus, Aurora Perrineau as Riddy, David Thewlis as Hades, Killian Scott as Orpheus, Daniel Lawrence Taylor as Theseus, Debi Mazar as Medusa, and more.

What did Aurora Perrineau say about the Kaos cancelation?

In a now-deleted heartfelt Instagram post (via Variety), Perrineau, who played the role of Riddy/Eurydice in the series, expressed how much she loved being part of the show. She revealed that getting cast as one of Kaos’ leads really changed her life and how she saw herself.

Perrineau’s full statement reads: “Well… this one hurts. I find explaining how I’m feeling to be really difficult, but I’ll try. When I started auditioning for this show, I knew it was special, mainly due to the fact that Charlie Covell’s scripts resonated with me in a way most things hadn’t. I knew all of these people, and I loved them all – every flaw, everything.

“For one of the first times in my life, I have found myself really proud. I’m, of course, proud of everyone’s work and the care they gave to this project, because, let me tell you, they left everything on the floor. But I’ve also found myself proud of me, and that is something I’ve struggled with. When I got cast, I couldn’t believe that someone SAW me. A girl who’s not only a minority but also a survivor of SA – and you’re telling me that someone thinks I could be one of the leads of a show, have agency, my own mission, and be desirable enough to be the love interest to not only one amazing human but two? I was worthy of that? Everything that happened from that point forward really changed my perspective.

“As the journey continued, I started to learn about the absolutely amazing talent involved – as if Charlie wasn’t enough. Then I learned of our directors, Georgi [Banks-Davies] and Runyararo [Mapfumo]. It continued with our incredible cast; there are far too many to mention, but I have to acknowledge the three who have become life-long friends, family and lifelines while we drifted through Spain for months: Misia [Butler], Nabhaan [Rizwan] and Killian [Scott].

“Our beautiful HMU department, wardrobe department, Sister, Netflix, our production team and our entire crew – every single person involved was a heavy hitter. And there I was, sitting and wondering how? Why me? And the answer I often got back was: why not you?

“Everyone was brilliant and uniquely themselves. Every performance surprised and excited me. I can’t believe I got to do this with all of you. We made something weird, dark, hilarious, deranged and absolutely tragic – something entirely human. THIS is a feeling I plan to take with me.

Thanks for letting me be your Riddy. I had the time of my life.”